Adult folk songs

The groundhog runs on the back of a ditch

Song

The squirrel runs on the back of a ditch, ; The Wandering friend poured it. ; He poured it in one hole, ; The squirrel came out of another. ; ; Stork, Stork, the stubble is burning, ; The hair of your heart is burned. ; If it is burned, I will not look, ; I will not wink at the m... Read More

Winter Gola Summer Gola

Song

Winter gola, summer gola, ; Greek the priest's servant, ; She kept the priest rolling, ; Until she received a gift. ; ; (to the second half of the melody) ; She received the gift, ; Mingyá’ left the priest. Read More

To your old mother's chamber'

Song

To your old mother's chamber, ; A push rod to the wall, ; Whoever cleans it up, ; The price is a hundred forints. ; ; Yellow trash, yellow chicken, ; She's in my cellar. ; We'll take her out tomorrow afternoon, ; For the bagpiper's dinner. Read More

Not long ago, a sergeant

Song

Seregéles not long ago, ; Went to Dunaszërdahel. ; He took his little son with him, ; But he lost him on the way. ; ; As soon as he arrived in Szërdahel, ; He reported it to the gendarmerie. ; The pahó went to the street, ; He sat down in the tavern of Salamon. ; ; There he drank... Read More

Whoever wants to be a bagpiper,

Song

Whoever wants to be a bagpiper, ; He deserves hell. ; There too, he is told by the bagpiper, ; That he wants to be a bagpiper. ; ; Uncle Bagpiper stole a dog, ; He had a bagpipe made for him. ; He held his tail in his mouth, ; The bagpiper blew a slice. ; ; Carrots, parsley, ; My... Read More

Matrimony vine

Song

Matri gulás bojtárostú, ; The Jesus one said goodbye. ; In the wrong hat, in the wrong scarf, ; In a third and a half pair of shoes. ; ; You think it will always be like this, ; That I will never have a lover. ; Of course it won't be, of course it won't be, ; It will be better th... Read More

I'm playing with a drumstick, my little brat

Song

My little rose, my little rose, ; My eyes feel the dawn, ; In the morning, my rose, in the morning, ; When the sun rises. Read More

Blackberries are blue when ripe.

Song

The blackberry is blue when it is ripe, ; The little girl cries when asked. ; The reed has leaves, my baby is curly, ; She really loves me. ; ; I have never stolen anything in my life, ; Only a foal to Debrecen. ; The nasty dogs found out about it too, ; They locked the prison do... Read More

The kanás plays with the check on the ditch

Song

The pig is playing with the check on the back of the ditch, ; He threw the pig so that only its ears are visible. ; The pig with nine piglets said goodbye, ; The pig with a fancy hat went after him. ; ; Get out, pig, the one with wheat, not the one with a pizd ditch, ; If his mas... Read More

How is the chick doing?

Song

How is the chick, how is it? ; I'll tell you, ; The chick costs a hundred forints, ; I'll cut it into pieces. Read More