Lustig ist das Zigeunerleben English translation
von Freddy Quinn

The Gypsy life is so merry
Faria faria ho.
No taxes to the emperor we carry
Faria faria ho.
Merry it is in the green wood
Where the Gypsies find their livelihood.
Faria faria faria faria
Faria faria ho!

If ever hunger should torment us
Faria faria ho.
We’ll go hunt a little deer
Faria faria ho.
Little deer, beware and flee
When the hunter's rifle cracks with glee
Faria faria faria faria
Faria faria ho!


If ever thirst should deeply vex us
Faria faria ho.
We’ll go to the springs and quench us
Faria faria ho.
Drink the water like Moselle wine
As if it were the best champagne so fine.
Faria faria faria faria
Faria faria ho!

Though we have no featherbed for resting
Faria faria ho.
We'll dig a hole and that’s our nesting
Faria faria ho.
Lay in moss and brushwood there
That shall be our featherbed fair
Faria faria faria faria
Faria faria ho!
Faria faria faria faria
Faria faria ho!