Note 66 — Chapter XXXVII · GYPSY POETRY.
Reading edition
This ballad, which in the original is called “Kalai Wodas,” and begins thus:
“T’ushtyi, t’ushtyi, Barshon Gyuri, Thai besh tuke pre tri vina,”
is, with slight variations, sung all over Transylvania, often by the gypsy smiths, who mark the time on the anvil as they sing; the dialogue between husband and wife, which forms the last part, being usually divided between two voices.