DROM TA KHEL - 01 - Aven, Bashaven (alt)

[Intro] [two-note accordion, bare] [milk churn, two struck beats] [voice: Yanko, hoarse caller] Yek… duj… tri— [Verse 1] [brass cuts the count] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] Me bashavav, me chi mangav. Me khelav, thaj me chi phandav. E ratji si terni, o drom si nango, me bashavav — thaj kado si lasho. [Chorus] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] Aven, bashaven! [voice: gang, whole street] AVEN, BASHAVEN! [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] O drom si amaro — shunen, khelen! [voice: gang, whole street] SHUNEN, KHELEN! [trumpet stab, beat four] [Verse 2] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] Ek manush pushel andar o kher: "kon pochinel? Kon amenge del?" Me phenav leske, bi xoli, bi vast: kon pushel pa love — korkoro beshel. [Break] [handclaps alone, four bars] [voice: Yanko, hoarse caller] Naj tarifa! Naj bileto! [cimbalom run into the downbeat] [Chorus] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] Aven, bashaven! [voice: gang, whole street] AVEN, BASHAVEN! [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] O drom si amaro — shunen, khelen! [voice: gang, whole street] SHUNEN, KHELEN! [Verse 3] [violin doubles the accordion] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] O manush avel, o manush khelel. Leski xoli ando vast merel. Chi phendas khanchi, chi manglas love — o vast si phravdo, thaj e gilí avel. [Verse 4] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] Dikh les akana: vov ginel o taxti, vov ginel e skamina, vov ginel e ratji. Chi ginel e gilí — e gilí chi ginel pes. Kon ginel la, kodo chi shunel la. [voice: Yanko, hoarse caller] Mek les te ginel! Amen bashavas! [Final Chorus] [brass enters a beat early] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] Aven, bashaven! [voice: gang, whole street] AVEN, BASHAVEN! AVEN, BASHAVEN! [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] O drom si amaro — shunen, khelen! [Outro] [all brass cuts, accordion alone] [voice: Zora, bright quick soprano] Chachipén, khel. [milk churn, natural decay]