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Schengen Shuffle

by Kjartan and the Hét Hat Club

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A Gáztetőn megfújták a trombitát Simon Dénes fölnyergelte a lovát Felülteti seregit a hátára Úgy megy véle téglavetni Bordányba On the hilltop they have blowed the trumpet. Simon Denes has sattled his horse He puts his armor on the back Like this he goes to make bricks to Bordány Gáztető ( in that region in Transylvania where this song is from the earth contains natural gas and there are pipes to collect that. Probably that's why they call it the Gastop.
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Nu ştiu ce-aştepţi de la mine I don't know what you expect of me Vrei să te rog în genunchi Do you want me to beg on my knees Nu gândeşti că şi eu-s om Don't you think that I am also human Inima din mine-o rup I'm tearing my heart out Şi când sunt nefericit And when I'm unhappy Să ştii, pentru tine plâng Know that I cry for you Eşti dragostea mea You're my love Care nu pot fără ea Which I can't [live] without Vecinii mereu îmi zic My neighbors always tell me Mai îs fete pe pământ There are other girls on the Earth Fete îs, da' nu-s ca tine, There are girls, but they're not like you Vino, dragă, iar la mine Come, my love, back to me Şi când sunt nefericit And when I'm unhappy Ies afară şi plâng I go outside and cry Eşti dragostea mea You're my love Care nu pot fără ea Which I can't [live] without
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We are the village folk music for the City people and the disco of the village. We are the children of the 90’s East Meets West. The sound of the Berlin Wall falling reverberating it’s final echoes. We are Budapest. We remember the idealism of our childhoods, but we can't find it now. Only on the dance floor with our music. We never saw communism, but we reject capitalism, and we hate fascism. We are Hippy in our hearts, but Punk in our souls. We look like hipsters so they call us gypsters. We are DIY but with our mommy and Daddy's help. We are rock n' roll but you would never guess so. We want to create not to destroy, so we recycle buildings, sounds, clothes and bikes. We want to save the world, but we still buy plastic and drive diesel. We want children but we're not sure if it's a good idea. We live in the moment because we never know when it will end. We want to see the world so we don't live anywhere. We both busk for money. We are tough we sleep on the streets. But we have been spoiled with freedom and instant gratification. We love our lifestyle we hate our privilege. We are where the Rocky mountains meet the Balkans we are the sound of the 90s replayed on smartphones. We have reached cross-cultural unity and we fight holding together as they tried to build new walls. We don't believe in passports but that's what defines who we are. Ask us where we are from. "We won't tell you! Now shut up and dance!"
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Mega Kolo 05:21
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MELON BOY 03:15
This song goes out to the whole taka tuka crew and the original melon boy. You know who is who. Melon boy what did you do last night? Was it sexy was it tight? Melon boy where did you sleep last night? Was it juicy was it right? Cause i love to chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay Every night I chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay Keep it sexy chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay Cause i love to chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay Melon boy what you eat last night? Was it juicy fresh alright? Melon boy did you treat her right? Juicy fruit drip sexy sight. Yes we love too chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay Your a boy toy chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay Keep it sexy chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay Cause she love you chicki laka chiki chay chicki laka chiki chay X2 Melon BOY!! Hey Hey. Come on everybody there is enough melon for all. When you take a bite don’t spit the seed swallow.
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Minden nap iszok és mulatok Ameddig csak élek. Mert az ember aki iszik és énekel. Nem élhet rosszul Mert ilyen a zenész élete. Ma vagyunk de holnap mar nem Ma vagyunk de holnap mar nem. És aztán megyünk az ördöghöz Aki a pénzben leli örömét Csak ellenségre tálal Jobb szegénynek lenni mint ellenségeskedni Ha igazan belegondolsz Miért kínzod magad? New lehet tied az egész Világ csak a saját életed. Tot oi bea şi-oi chefui I'll always drink and party Câte zile oi trăi For as many days as I live Omul care bea şi cântă The man who drinks and sings Nu are viaţă urâtă Can't have an ugly life Asta-i viaţa omului, da, omului This is the life of man, yes, of man Astăzi e şi mâine nu-i, şi mâine nu-i Today he is and tomorrow he isn't, and tomorrow he isn't Au, şi se duce dracului Oh, and he goes to the Devil [to hell!] Omul care strânge bani The man who gathers money Îşi face numai duşmani Can only make enemies Decât să le duci grija Instead of worrying about them Mai bine le duci lipsa It's better to not have them at all Au, dacă stai să te gândeşti Oh, if you sit and think Pentru ce te chinuieşti What are you torturing yourself for Nu uita de viaţa ta Don't forget about your own life N-ai să stăpâneşti lumea You'll never own the world [you're only the owner of your life!]
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Marii Binnaz sen bu gece Kudurdun mu? Delirdin mi? Şaşırdın mı? Binnaaaaaaaz biiiiiiiiiiinaaazzzz Çalgıcı karısı binnaz Esnaf karısı binnaz Kumarcı karısı binnaz Binnaz binnaz Binnaz, are you getting… horny tonight? going out of your mind? Getting crazy? The wife of a musician, Binnaz. The wife of a tradesman, Binnaz. The wife of a gambler Binnaz, Binnaz! Ale Binnaz, perdoname. Estas enojada Estas enamorada Estas caliente, Binnaz, Binnaz Esposa de charlatan, Binnaz Esposa de vagabond Binnaz Esposa de musico Binnaz, Binnaz. Charlatan feleség Ica Zsivány feleség Ica Betyár feleség Ica
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Air BNB, rent control, paid the fee. No space left for the homeless and me Tell the truth don't disguise it in white lies. Fuck police, What matters is black lives Tax the rich, for schools and libraries No new wars, Irans not the enemy. No fake news, hidden disguises We In the midst of , Ecosyst crisis. The rich living gold lives, but we SOLDERED PEWTER. In the right century, but to the WRONG FUTURE. Life's a big boomerang trash it leave a stain. Throw out, come back, Now we can feel the pain. Religion is fiction, I believe in a bigger bang. Smash the system, life's no computer game. We only got one, no reset or try again. Fix the glitches, reprograming climate change.
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Doamne Ce mai Viața Medley God what a life i have Left my own home again The whole world we travel, where we go? Just to make some money now Only for my own son. And what's the point of money. When I have to be far away. I haven't seen you for over six months. Vitomir i want to go home…. to you. DEPARTE DE CASA MEA DE CASA MEA MI-A FOST VIATA TARE GREA DA TARE GREA DAR ACUMA M-AM INTORS SUNT BINE ȘI SĂNĂTOS SUNT BINE ȘI SĂNĂTOS x2
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Da' ce ne facem noi, ţiganii Au, daca vin americanii Oh, what will we Gypsies do If the Americans come *This is both a reference to 1950's "Vin americanii" (when everyone wished for the Americans to come and save us from Communism) AND almost certainly to NATO intervention in Yugoslavia in the late 90s (Guţă is from Hunedoara county, not far from Banat, the border with Serbia. There was certainly some anti-American feeling in the Serb community there) Au, ca ne puşcă cu elici Ne lasa fără servici Cause they'll shoot us with birdshot pellets, Leave us without a job ("alice" or "alici" are the shotgun pellets used for hunting birds and small animals. ) Au, să vină cât de puţini, mă Nu mai vindem acţiuni, mă Acţiuni, şi nici cupoane Şi-atuncea să vezi tu foame No matter how few they come We won't be able to sell stocks Stocks or coupons And then you'll see real hunger "Stocks or coupons" refers to the coupons distributed by the Romanian state after the fall of Communism, with which every citizen could buy a share in a state-owned company. Though in theory it was "one person - one coupon", poor people would sell their coupons to businessmen. Doamne, gândim fără rost Că ţiganu' nu e prost măi Lord, we're just thinking nonsense, Cause the Gypsy isn't stupid Că niciodată n-au fost Cal verde şi ţigan prost Cause there never existed A green horse or a stupid Gypsy * This is a reference to a saying in the Banat Region, "Cal verde şi sârb cuminte / deştept", meaning "A green horse and a peaceful / smart Serb" (impossible things) Fă muiere, fă tocană Că m-am săturat de zamă Fă muiere, tăieţei Să le dăm la puradei Make, woman, make a stew Cause I'm sick and tired of soup, Make noodles, woman, So we can feed the puradei (=Gypsy children) Fă muiere mămăligă Şi pune un kil de brânză Fă muiere, fă ce vrei Să mâncă copii tăi Make, woman, polenta And add a kilo of cheese Make, woman, make whatever you want So that your children can eat. Ţiganca mea s-a jurat Că mă omoară în pat Că mă omoară în pat Că de alta a aflat My Gypsy woman has sworn that she'll murder me in bed (double entendre here. Does she really want to kill him or "f*ck his brains out"?), that she'll murder me in bed 'Cause she found out about another woman.

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Schengen Shuffle (/ˈʃɛŋən/ /ˈʃʌf(ə)l/) :
- The act of moving in and out of the Schengen zone. In order to avoid overstaying the 90 day schengen tourist Visa.
* Schengen zone is an area comprising 26 European states with a common visa policy, who have effectively abolished internal borders with stricter external border security.
- The seasonal work of leaving the Balkans for western Europe to make more money and returning home to your family.
- The tour route of the Het Hat Club, starting in Hungary through Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia,Serbia,Romania.
- A dance performed in solo, partner and group. A mesh of Eastern European folkloric dances and modern hip hop, techno, cumbia and moshpit styles.
- The mixing of Eastern and Western european musical style.

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released December 8, 2019

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Hét Hat Club Budapest, Hungary

Balkan Dance Party, Gyp-Hop, Tanzhaz, Post-mulatos, Maneleton, Balkanouche, Balkumbia, Buchi-Buchi, Carpathian Diszkotech

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