Adult folk songs

An orphan girl is crying outside in the cemetery

Song

An orphan girl is crying outside in the cemetery, ; She sits on her mother's grave, sorrowful in her heart. ; Because she has no father, no mother, ; Her comforter rests in the bowels of the earth. ; ; The Virgin Mary speaks to her from heaven, ; So that you may no longer mourn y... Read More

My daughter, my daughter, my daughter

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My daughter, my daughter, my daughter, ; I already know that well, ; The front of your skirt ; Is shorter than the back. ; ; I know, my mother, I know, ; It is cut to fit, ; The tailor did not cut it well, ; The seamstress did not sew it well. ; ; The tailor also cut it well, ; T... Read More

My daughter, my daughter, my daughter

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My daughter, my daughter, my daughter, ; Do I look bad now? ; From the front of your skirt, ; Shorter than the back. ; ; The tailor also cut it well, ; The seamstress also sewed it well, ; To the Count of Gyöngyvári ; You gave it to him for two kisses. ; ; Devils, devils, ; Hurry... Read More

Komárom Hospital

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Komárom Hospital, ; It is made of stone, ; Many mothers go there, ; They mourn their children. ; ; I go up the mountain, ; I look down into the valley, ; There I see my mother ; In pure black. ; ; Good morning, good morning, ; My unknown mother, ; Where is Ilonka, ; Ilonka, beaut... Read More

It's evening, it's evening.

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It is evening, it is evening, ; It is past nine o'clock, ; All the unmarried girls ; Stand at the gate. ; ; Sweet Mariska, ; She would have stood too, ; If that evening star ; Had not been covered. ; ; It was covered, it was covered, ; It was dark, ; For sweet Mariska ; It became... Read More

I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza River.

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I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; I dreamed of gendarmes. ; And when I woke up, ; Nine gendarmes stood above me. ; ; Gendarme gentlemen, what do you want, ; Maybe you want to iron? ; We don't want to iron, ; To buy a brave colt. ; ; My brave colt is not for sale, ; It's ... Read More

For Saturday evening

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On Saturday evening, ; The clock strikes eight, ; Every unmarried girl ; Stands at the gate. ; ; Sweet Mariska, ; She would stand too, ; If the starry sky ; Hadn't been overcast. ; ; It was overcast, overcast, ; It got dark, ; For sweet Mariska ; It became a sad evening. ; ; My d... Read More

Vilma Szabó on Thursday evening

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Vilma Szabó on Thursday evening, ; She lay down in front of the steam car, ; The driver blew three whistles, ; Watch out Vilma, the engine will crush her. ; ; Vilma Szabó did not take it as a joke, ; She ran into the nearby tavern. ; She ordered her innkeeper's daughter, ; Measur... Read More

Vilma Szabó went into the little garden

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Vilma Szabó went into the little garden, ; She lay down at the base of the walnut tree. ; I also passed by her then, ; Get up Vilma, the county is looking for her. ; ; Vilma Szabó did not take it as a joke, ; She jumped up and went into the inn. ; She ordered the innkeeper's daug... Read More

Vilma Szabó on Thursday evenings

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Vilma Szabó on Thursday evening, ; She ran out to the front of the steam car. ; The driver blew his whistle three times, ; Watch out Vilma, because the engine will crush you. ; ; Vilma Szabó did not take it as a joke, ; She ran into the nearby tavern. ; The butcher's wife orders ... Read More