Adult folk songs

All four corners of the Ghúta are muddy

Song

All four corners of the Ghita are muddy, ; In the middle a pair of doves landed. ; That too landed in the middle, ; To lure its mate to the edge. ; ; But I would like to go into the temple, ; When my lover takes me to swear. ; I would listen to him, to see if he denies it from hi... Read More

Someone is crying by the rocky road

Song

Someone is crying by the cobblestone road, ; Maybe it's my baby, she's looking for her oxen. ; Don't look, don't look, because they're driven in, ; The bell on it rings at the judge in Gyula. ; ; I recognize the bell, I had it in my hand, ; I bought it at the Gyula fair for my ox... Read More

My oxen got lost in the cedar forest.

Song

My oxen are lost, in the cedar forest, ; My boots are also torn, in the many searches. ; Don't look, don't look, because they are driven in, ; In the cedar forest, the bell on it rings. ; ; I know my bell, it is in my hand, ; I bought it from the Luca market for my oxen. ; The pr... Read More

The grass that the scythe cuts grows old

Song

The grass that the scythe cuts becomes barren, ; The girl whose baby leaves her becomes barren. ; I too become barren, I know how sick I am, ; My baby dies, I will soon recover. ; ; May God strike that mother, ; Who raises her daughter to be a rich young man. ; Because the rich y... Read More

The moonlight shone between two poplar trees

Song

The moonlight shone between two poplar trees, ; My baby is combing herself in it. ; I am combing my curly hair in it too, ; I am a bandit, I love girls. ; ; The lads from Karcsa tell me, ; What do I live on if I don't go to work. ; I steal so much into the dark night, ; I drink g... Read More

Lake Balaton is wide, the bridge over it is narrow

Song

Lake Balaton is wide, the bridge over it is narrow, ; Don't go there, baby, because you'll fall off it. ; I won't fall, I won't fall, into the waters of Lake Balaton, ; I'd rather fall with you, baby, into my hot love. ; ; I cut my finger, my red blood has flowed, ; I don't have ... Read More

The peacock is beautiful because its feathers are golden.

Song

Hey, hey, the peacock is beautiful, because his feathers are golden, ; Now I am angry with my lover. ; I also know why I am angry, ; Hey, hey, because his mother won't let him love. ; ; Hey, hey, the big bell has rung in the village, ; Three gray wild pigeons are pulling it. ; Th... Read More

Thick dark clouds are moving across the sky.

Song

Thick, dark clouds are wandering in the sky, ; I have no place to stay in this land. ; That is written on the wandering clouds, ; I loved you, my baby, we must part forever. ; ; But great sorrow came to my heart on Sunday, ; They announced my baby with another little girl. ; I di... Read More

The car runs, but the road is dusty behind it.

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The car is running, oh, oh, the road is dusting after it, ; Nine little girls are sitting in the back of the car. ; Nine little girls, with nine brown eyes, ; Oh, each with her lover. ; ; The car is running, oh, oh, the road is dusting after it, ; Nine little girls are sitting in... Read More

The swallow landed on the railway.

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The swallow landed, landed on the railway, ; I went to see you, the whole world knows. ; I went to see you, but I won't go, ; I know, dear little angel, your heart will hurt. ; ; The cigar fell out, fell out of my pocket, ; My baby was rejected from his heart. ; He rejected me, s... Read More