The wood is green (Zöld az erdő, zöld a hegy is) Translation of the anthem of Hungarian Beás Romani

This song is often spoken about as the anthem of Hungarian gypsies. Although, as I know, this is regarded an anthem of only one ethnic group of gypsies in Hungary, the Beás. (There are 6 different groups of gypsies in Hungary.) Anyway, this is a great song! Though it has folk origin, it is not a folk song. Hungarian wikipedia says the lyrics was written resting on a gypsy tale which was recorded by Károly Bari. As for the cyclopaedia, the Hungarian lyrics is attributable to Gustráv Varga, and the Beás language one to Jakab Órsós.

There are a lot of nice performances, here is one, where the label says it is in the original language. (But what does it count the original language?)

And another one in Hungarian.

It is difficult to give a precise number of gypsies living in Hungary. They estimate 600 000-800 000 people, which is the 6-8% of Hungarian population.

Zöld az erdő, zöld a hegy is

A szerencse jön is, megy is

Gondok kése húsunkba vág

Képmutató lett a világ

The wood is green, the hill is also green

Fortune comes and goes

The knife of worry cuts into our flash

The world became hypocrite

Egész világ ellenségünk

Űzött tolvajokként élünk

Nem loptunk mi csak egy szöget

Krisztus vérző tenyeréből

The whole world is our enemy

We live like ridden thieves

We haven't stolen anything but a single nail

From the bleeding palm of Christ

Isten, könyörülj meg nékünk

Ne szenvedjen tovább népünk

Megátkoztál, meg is vertél

Örök csavargóvá tettél

An other version for the last two lines:

Megáldottál, megváltottál

Országodba befogadtál

God, have mercy on us

Let our people not to suffer any more

You cursed us, you struck us

You made us outcast forever

An other version for the last two lines:

You blessed us, you redeemed us

You housed us into your country

The lyrics in Beás, according to wikipedia:

"Pădure vergyé, pădure vergyé,

Nuroku vinyé, nuroku merzsjé,

Gîndu bátyé bubujestyé,

Lume, cárá misjunyestyé.

Lume, cárá-j sztrăjinu nosztru,

Kă-j băjásu numá lotru,

N-ány furát noj numá on kuj,

Dîn krusje lu Dimizo.

Jártă, jártă Dimizolyé,

Hă nyé jertyé lume, cárá,

Ny-áj bătut tu kum áj gîngyit,

Lume, cárá ny-o însztrănyit."