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Everything has a lover

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Everything has a lover, but I have none; Some have two, some have three, I have none. If God would give me one, alas, I would cherish it; I would bind her hand and foot, and burn her in the fire. Read More

The Miraculous Death (My Son, My Son, the Brave Bálind)

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– My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Your heart aches, your head aches, ; – Neither my heart aches, nor my head aches, ; I would die for Beautiful Ilona. ; For Ilona's beauty, *) ; For her yellow-curled pearl hair. ; ; – My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Do not die yet, be... Read More

The Miraculous Death (My Son, My Son, the Brave Bálind)

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– My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Does your head hurt, or does your heart hurt? ; – Neither my head hurts, nor my heart hurts, ; I will die for beautiful Ilona, ; For Ilona's beauty, **) ; For her yellow-curled pearl hair. ; ; – My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Do not ... Read More

The Miraculous Death (My Son, My Son, the Brave Bálind)

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– My son, my son, Bálind the valiant, ; Does your heart ache, does your head ache? ; – Neither my head aches, nor my heart aches, ; I will die for beautiful Ilona. ; For Ilona's beauty, ; For her yellow curls of pearly hair. ; ; – My son, my son, Bálind the valiant, ; Do not die ... Read More

The Miraculous Death (My Son, My Son, the Brave Bálind)

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– My son, my son, Bálind the valiant, ; Does your heart ache, does your head ache? ; – Neither my heart aches, nor my head aches, ; I will die for beautiful Ilona, ; For Ilona's beauty, ; For her yellow-curled pearl hair. ; ; – My son, my son, Bálind the valiant, ; Do not die for... Read More

My heart is broken (Kata Szabó is sick)

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She fell ill; Kata Szabó in the walnut tree, ; In the walnut tree, ; In the walnut tree, in the hazelnut tree. ; ; Her mother-in-law asks her what hurts, ; – It’s not my heart that hurts, ; It’s not my heart that hurts, nor my head that hurts. ; ; It’s not my heart that hurts, ; ... Read More

The Sister of the Death Sentenced (László Fehír, the Horse Thief)

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Fehír László stole a horse; Under the black mountains, ; His whip snapped, ; Seven counties heard it, ; Seven counties are lieutenants, *) ; My lieutenant is corporal. ; ; They threw him into the dungeon, ; In the middle of the dungeon, ; In the middle of the dungeon, ; There too... Read More

The sister of the condemned man (László Fehér stole a horse)

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László Fehér stole a horse, ; Under the black mountains, ; Under the black mountains. ; ; The judge found out, ; He threw him in prison, ; He threw him in prison. ; ; She went, Anna, Anna Fehér, ; To the judge's yard, ; To the judge's yard. ; ; – Judge, lieutenant, ; Let my broth... Read More

The Sister of the Death Sentenced (László Fehér, who stole a horse)

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Fehér László stole a horse, ; The black net is under, ; Hey, he stole a horse with a bridle, ; All kinds of equipment. ; ; Fehér László stole a horse, ; The black net is under, ; Hey, he stole a horse with a bridle, ; All kinds of equipment. ; ; Fehér Annu heard, ; That her broth... Read More

The Shameful Girl (My Geese My Geese)

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My geese, my geese, ; My beautiful white geese, ; There are twelve of you, ; All of you are white, ; The thirteenth is ; A beautiful ash-colored goose. ; ; But the eagle took ; To the middle of the reeds, ; Its tiny bones ; Ants suck, ; Its beautiful red blood ; The black earth d... Read More