Adult folk songs

The lilac flowers are already blooming, it seems like spring is coming

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The lilac flowers are already opening, oh, it wants to be spring, ; This little girl, brown and red girl, oh, I want to marry her. ; Love me, my little angel, so that I won't be such an orphan, ; So that no one in the village knows that you will be my partner. Read More

The peacock has taken off.

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The peacock has taken off, ; To the County House. ; Many beautiful Hungarian hussars ; To their liberation. Read More

This steamer is about to depart.

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This steamer is about to set sail, ; The bow is wreathed. ; It is painted yellow, a sign for new recruits, ; They will take us to Bohemia on it. ; ; My blouse pocket is sewn in, ; Brown girl, what are you doing in it? ; My pay book and my discharge letter are in it, ; From now on... Read More

They were recruited as hussars

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They hired me as a hussar, ; But they didn't give me a horse. ; But they didn't give me a horse, ; Only for walking. ; ; I asked the captain, ; Give me a stallion. ; I'll take care of him, ; Don't find fault. ; ; At this the captain ; Was very pleased. ; Here are a hundred remund... Read More

It's evening, it's evening.

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It's evening, it's evening, ; The sun is going down, ; The recruits are walking, the recruits are walking ; Towards the barracks. ; ; He goes into the room, ; He sits on the iron bed. ; He bows his head, sheds his tears, ; On the dirty clothes. ; ; My God, my God, ; What will bec... Read More

Barracks Barracks

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Barracks, barracks, ; Not the house of God, ; But many blonde, brown, red girls ; There their babies are crying. ; ; Cry, my baby, cry, ; You are no longer mine. ; Until now you were mine, ; You were a blooming milkweed. ; ; The cemetery gate, ; Is wide open, ; There the girls fr... Read More

Barracks Barracks

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Barracks, barracks, ; Thick windows on it. ; Thick windows, inside the big table, ; My mourning letter on it. ; ; My mourning letter on it, ; No one reads it. ; I will have an outlaw lover, ; Hey, who will read it. ; ; Read, my baby, read, ; My mourning letter. ; On the first day... Read More

The steamer is going down.

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The steamer is going down, ; The smoke of Bodor is going up. ; There sits a fur-clad recruit, ; His eyes are full of tears. ; ; Don't cry for me, my baby, ; Don't shed a tear for me. ; I've cried for a hug anyway, ; The life of a bandit is over. ; ; I got pants in my chest, ; A c... Read More

I have to go to the military.

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I have to go to the army, ; I have to leave my baby here. ; I have to go for three years, ; I have to serve my country. ; ; The key to the chest is lost, ; I will never be free. ; But if I find it, ; I long for my baby. ; ; I have the key to the chest, ; I will be free soon. ; I ... Read More

Yellow-legged Little Lark

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Little yellow-legged lark, ; Don't come crying to my window. ; Don't come crying to my window, ; I am destined to be a soldier. ; ; A soldier is my life, ; My weapon is at my side. ; If I pluck it, ; Every little girl cries for me. ; ; The bird cries for me too, ; Even the branch... Read More