Adult folk songs

Nativity scene from Felsővámos

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Characters: ; ; ANGEL, CHILDREN, SHEPHERD, OLD MAN ; ; They greeted us and asked if they could bring the nativity scene in. If they were allowed, the angel went in with the nativity scene and started singing: ; ; ANGEL ; ; CHILDREN ; Let us praise Jesus, who lies in a manger. ; ... Read More

Nativity scene from Dióspatony

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Characters: ; ; ANGEL, BOJTÁR, OLD MAN ; ; We were greeted appropriately, praise be to Jesus Christ! We asked if it was permissible to bring in the bétlehem. If they said it was permissible, then the angel entered with the bétlehem and began to sing. ; ; ANGEL ; ; ; BOJTÁR ; Pra... Read More

Nativity scene from Nagymagyar

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OLD MAN ; God grant you a good evening, a scoundrel! ; Well, I, an old shepherd, am here now. ; The holes in my wolfskin coat are very big. ; I won't say little, if I want big, ; The wolves pulled and pulled all night. ; ; Even if I had beaten them to death with a whistle, ; Ten,... Read More

Nativity scene from Bratislava

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Characters: ; ; ANGEL, TWO SHEPHERDS, OLD MAN ; ; ANGEL ; He wears a long, white shirt, a hat made of paper on his head, on which a cross cut out of colored paper is glued. He has a bell in one hand, and a nativity scene in the other. ; SHEPHERD I. ; In an inside-out winter coat,... Read More

We came with a star

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We came with a star; To Jesus, the baby; Let us go to Bethlehem.; To the city of Bethlehem; To the ox and donkey manger.; There he lies, there he rests; Jesus in the manger.; ; There the ox and donkey breathe on him; The Virgin Mary sings thus,; Sleep, dream; My innocent lamb,; M... Read More

The dawn smiles on St. Stephen's Day

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The dawn smiles on Saint Stephen's day, ; Its rays glow red in the sky on its wings. ; I have come to him for his bright vision. ; I pray to God to grant him long life, ; Never to cast him out of his merciful hand. ; Rather, to extend his life longer, ; Fill him with his physical... Read More

Wake up from your bed

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Wake up from your bed, ; With a joyful heart, ; With a joyful heart, ; With a singing tongue. ; ; May the Lord God grant you, ; More Saint John's days, ; I will continue to honor, ; The good patron. ; ; For when once it comes, ; Your final hour, ; After your death, see, ; The kin... Read More

The sky rejoices with joy

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The sky rejoices with joy, with praises, ; It shines with the sun's rays, with its pure light. ; The stars brighten, the sun and moon appear, ; All the animals rejoice, they sing a song. ; ; Behold, Saint Stephen, Matthew carries his linden tree, ; He sweetly claps his lovely son... Read More

Thank you sweet Jesus.

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Thanks be to sweet Jesus, ; For granting me to reach today's glorious and beautiful day. ; Just like the day of the birth of our Lord Christ, ; The day of the first martyrs of Saint Stephen and Saint John. ; ; I wish from my sweet Jesus that I may reach many more years, ; To spen... Read More

However, I remember

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However, I remember, ; That there is John in this house, ; May John be in peace, ; May John be in peace. ; ; We have come to you good evening, ; We greet you in health, ; May you be taken up to heaven, ; In the army of the saints. ; ; To the same tune, the following stanzas are s... Read More