The fire lit the way in the night
And in the distance I heard laughter
The singing and the music drew me there.
I came upon a wedding party
And the dance was at its best
I paid the gypsies a visit in the night.

Oh...dark eyes, white teeth,
A young gypsy's hands
Drew me suddenly into the fiery dance,
Said that he was the bride's brother.
I, who was not invited
Suddenly found myself in the midst of the party.

Oh, gypsy friend,
That night we danced round and round again.
When I looked at you,
It was as if the fire had burst forth inside me.
Beautiful - yes, like a god,
You laughed and said, ``Now you're my gypsy bride!
I am yours, you are mine, come into my dance!
Let it be our melody!''
Our dance was like a wind,
Then all at once the glitter went away
And everything disappeared.

The next day I was still dizzy,
Could hardly control my longing
Until I could go back there.
But then there was no trace
Of the camp I visited the night before
When I was with the gypsies visiting them in the night.

And my groom who disappeared,
I never found him again.
Just think, sometimes I believe it was all a dream,
But in the middle of my nightly vigil
He comes back to me,
The memories swirl past me in streams.

Oh, gypsy friend,
That night we danced round and round again.
When I looked at you,
It was as if the fire had burst forth inside me.
Hey!...Beautiful - yes, like a god,
You laughed and said, ``Now you're my gypsy bride!
I am yours, you are mine, come into my dance!
Let it be our melody!''
Our dance was like a wind,
Then all at once the glitter went away
And everything disappeared.