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Gelem, Gelem Roma Anthem
22nd August 2016

Gelem, gelem, lungone dromensa 
Maladilem bahktale Romensa 
A Romale katar tumen aven, 
E tsarensa bahktale dromensa?A Romale, A Chavale

Vi man sas ek bari familiya, 
Murdadas la e kali legiya*
Aven mansa sa lumniake Roma, 
Kai putaile e romane droma
Ake vriama, usti Rom akana, 
Men khutasa misto kai kerasa

A Romale, A Chavale

I went, I went on long roads
I met happy Roma
O Roma where do you come from,
With tents on happy roads?O Roma, O fellow Roma

I once had a great family,
The Black Legions* murdered them
Come with me Roma from all the world
For the Romani roads have opened
Now is the time, rise up Roma now,
We will rise high if we act

O Roma, O fellow Roma

This verse of Gelem, Gelem was inspired by Roma in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II.

There are other verses by different authors, so there exists several versions of this song.

The song Gelem, Gelem is also known by the names Djelem, Djelem,Opré Roma, and Romale Shavale.

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