A verse or quotation partly in Romany, with explanation.
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.145.B14
Original Tape ID
Summary
A verse or quotation partly in Romany, with explanation.
Dell on, rye-gin,
Dell him on the mye-gin,
Up, my devil, an [push at?] him
Wi the coshtie underneath the vardie.
A caravan full of decent Gypsy women was being pestered by a "filthy man". One of the women urged her brother, in these words, to hit the man with a stick that was underneath the caravan.
Item Notes
The explanation given is not literal. 'Dell (on)' is a slang term meaning to 'beat'. 'Vardy' (wagon) and 'cosht' (stick) are Romany. With 'rye-gin' and 'mye-gin', cf. Romany 'rye' (gentleman) and 'mui' (face).
See:
'Romano Lavo-Lil. Word-Book of the Romany, or, English Gypsy Language' (George Borrow, 1874)
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Fetterangus
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair