Adult folk songs

This little girl sewed slippers

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This little girl sewed slippers, ; She put love in her heel. ; Love fell out of the heel of the slippers, ; My little angel, let us part. ; ; The rainbow embraces the sky, ; I alone am left an orphan. ; That little one, whom I truly, alas, loved, ; Someone else hugs, someone else... Read More

Bees are flying around a willow tree

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Bees are flying around the willow tree, ; They talk about many things in the village. ; They can talk from morning till night, ; Yet I will walk with you arm in arm. ; ; When my boots knock along the street, ; The crew is looking after me, all of them. ; You can look, you can loo... Read More

I have nothing else besides a farm.

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I have nothing more than a farm, ; I have nothing more than a flower in this. ; My flower's name is forget-me-not. ; Why do you believe me if you don't really love me. ; ; I have nothing more than a farm, ; I have nothing more than a horse in this. ; The feet of my little horse a... Read More

If I go out to mow the meadow

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If I go out to mow the meadow, ; I can't mow because of the flowers. ; Because the flowers cover my mouth, ; Someone else is hugging my dear baby. ; ; The deep ditch is full of clean water, ; My heart is full of bitterness. ; God is good, He will drain the water, ; He will bring ... Read More

I don't feel like it because he took me to the goal.

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I have no desire, because the starling took me away, ; He took me where I did not nest, ; Starling, bring me back my desire, ; I love my old lover. ; ; He took me up to the top of the dry branch, ; He placed me on a dry branch in a green forest. ; The dry branch never blooms, ; M... Read More

The clock struck one after midnight.

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The clock struck one after midnight, ; Come, my baby, accompany me to the railway. ; I won't go there, my heart will break, ; I have to come back from there myself. ; ; A blue rainbow crowns the sky, ; They stole my lover from me. ; They stole, stole that star, ; Who shone for me... Read More

The stars shine so beautifully

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The stars, alas, shine beautifully. ; The envious whisper everything about me, ; Don't hurt me, let me fall asleep, ; Let my sad heart rest. ; ; God has also become a stepfather to me, ; He has also brought such an illness on me, ; I lie in bed, but I still can't sleep, ; Oh, my ... Read More

Oh, how wide, oh, how long is this road

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Alas, but wide, alas, but long is this road, ; On which the little angel set out. ; My old baby, return, long journey, ; Remember last night's talk. ; ; It is impossible to return from a long journey, ; Love cannot be hidden. ; My love is wider than the waters of the sea, ; I am ... Read More

It's not warm in the evening.

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1. It's not warm in the evening, ; My love's wheels are turning. ; This Julcsa is turning in sin, ; A brown boy smiles at him. ; ; 2. We don't have any puppies anymore, ; This boy trampled him to death. ; Oh, oh, oh, oh, that damned one, ; He even stepped on his tail. Read More

He flies with his crane partner across the meadow

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He flies with his crane's pair across the meadow, ; He seeks lodging for himself in another region. ; He seeks lodging for himself, but finds none, ; Mischievous outlaw, but you have treacherously deceived him. ; ; There is a boat moored beyond the Tisza, ; There is a little brow... Read More