My God! You have to

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Γιαρούμπι , έχεις γάμπα

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG

Γιαρούμπι , έχεις γάμπα,
τικ ε τικ ε σπάστα,
τα ποτήρια σπάστα, βάι να μα.

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) ; composed by Maurice Ravel.
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My God! You have to

Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

My God! You have to
clink, clank, break them,
break all the glasses, come to me.

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Translator's Note: The first two words of the song, Γιαρούμπι or Για ρούμπι, can be interpreted as a paraphrase of ρουμπίνι μου [rubies mine], or to a pet name for a girlfriend [My ruby]. However, this folk song came to Greece from the eastern Mediterranean, so many of the words may just be interpreted as nonsense words to a Greek speaker. In Turkish, the similar sounding phrase ya Rabbi (from the Ottoman Turkish يا ربّي ) means O God!

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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-19
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Word count: 16