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Thread #81216   Message #1487349
Posted By: M.Ted
18-May-05 - 01:25 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Yekhali Tsigane (Gypsies are Travelling)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Yekhali Tsigane (Gypsies are Travelling)
That Theodore Bikel album was probably the only album that I ever learned in its entirety--Every tune is a Russian Gypsy standard--unfortunately, though I played the songs(to death, while dressed like a gypsy) only my partner knew the lyrics(she could actually speak Russian)--she sang it as"Yevkhali Tsigane", and, if I remember, the song was a combination of Russian and Gypsy lyrics--

This does you no good, because I lost touch with her years ago--however minimal a help it may be, the song is generally known by your typical Balalaika/Domra bands, of which there are many scattered about the country--there is even a Balalaika/Domra Association of America Website that has the names and contact info for many of them Balalaika Orchestras and Folk Ensembles