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Red apple, don't roll, don't roll

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Red apple, don't roll, don't roll,Brown girl, don't cry, don't be sad,See, I'm a recruit, but I'm not sad,I'll be enlisting in October. Read More

Wing wing wing of the bird

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1. Wings, wings, wings of the bird,The heart of many a mother aches.But only for that dear good mother,Whose son is being taken to be a soldier.2. Wings, wings, wings of the sparrow,The heart of many a poor young man aches.But only for that, that poor young man,When he laces the ... Read More

The goat has a good job, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

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The buck has a good job, he doesn't have to worry about anything.The buck also gets eight irons a day.The buck also gets eight irons a day,He doesn't have enough for a picture postcard for his baby. Read More

The red apple has a thin skin.

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1. The red apple has a thin peel.My mother has a weak heart.Because I don't have a lover like others,They wouldn't have been drafted as a soldier.2. They drafted me as a soldier.Who will I leave my dear baby to?I leave it to you, my dearest friend,Live your life with it, I don't ... Read More

The steam train stopped at the Bratislava station.

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The steam train stopped at the Bratislava station.Seventy-two-year-olds are shouting to get in.I'd get in, the steam engine can start,God forbid, hey, Hradec Králi barracks. Read More

My mother only raised me until I was twenty.

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1. My mother raised me only until I was twenty.Now the republic is taking care of me.Don't cry, my dear good mother, I'll be back,The starry sky will bring me back.2. They blow the trumpet, we have to march in.They beat the brass drum, we have to ride a horse.There's bread for tw... Read More

The long reed bends to the ground

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1. The reed is long, it bends down to the ground.My baby cries, it dies far away.It dies in the artillery barracks, butI will be free, my baby, soon. 2. I will be free, I will marry.I will marry the one I want.I will marry the most beautiful girl in the village, butWith whom I wi... Read More

I know, my rose, what you promised me on Thursday night.

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1. I know, my rose, what you promised me on Thursday night.That you will never have another lover in your life.Look up at the sky, the starry high sky.I curse you, you will never be mine, never in your life.2. He walks nicely, but his new recruit's feet walk nicely....He walks, w... Read More

The cabbage is round with lacy leaves.

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1. The cabbage is round, its leaves are lacy,The young man from Balony has no lover.The cabbage will have more leaves,The young man from Balony will have more true, loyal lovers.2. The inside of a black steamer is yellow.The young men from Balony are sitting in a row in it.They a... Read More

The Balonyi street is dusty, dusty

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The Balonyi street is dusty, dusty,If I walk along it.My baby's window is opening, opening,If I look in through it.Open your windows, my baby.Let me tell you my complaints,Because a recruit has many complaints,There is no one to listen to him. Read More