Adult folk songs

I am a hussar, not a soldier in boots.

Song

I am a hussar, not a soldier in boots, ; A yellow foal is not suitable for the front. ; The foal is yellow, its head is gray, ; Now is the time for new recruits. ; ; My mother cried when I was born, ; But even more so when I became a soldier. ; Autumn breeze, blow, blow away my r... Read More

Twelve drops his cigar

Song

Twelve drops his cigar, ; The little brown girl reaches out her arm for it, ; Pick it up, little girl, pick up my cigar, ; I will earn your good will. ; ; The good mother says to her daughter, ; Make a bed for (the) twelve-year-old boy. ; Because the boy marches all day, ; The ca... Read More

Among the hussars, the fifth is the first

Song

Among the hussars, the five are the very first, ; Count Redecki leads them from the front. ; He still announces to the band from afar, ; The most beautiful song for the hussar Count Redecki. ; ; His angel, who is the hussar if not me, ; Who saddles his horse if not me. ; I saddle... Read More

The captain's horse is grazing beautifully.

Song

The captain's horse is grazing beautifully, ; Because he doesn't know where his master is. ; There he lies at the foot of an aspen tree, ; Three sharp bullets, bullets in his heart. ; ; There is a weeping willow on the battlefield, ; Beneath it a seventy-two-year-old man lies dea... Read More

When I enlisted as a rookie

Song

When I enlisted as a rookie, ; I could barely stand on my feet. ; I was raised by the cakumpak, ; Finally I became an old hussar. ; ; The inspection no longer scares me, ; I draw my sword for the parade. ; I look into the captain's eyes, ; His heart splits with joy. Read More

The reed bends weakly to the ground

Song

The reed is weak, it bends to the ground, ; My baby cries, it dies far away, ; It dies in the svaromlenia, ; I will be free, my baby, soon. ; ; I will be free, I will marry, ; I will marry the one I want. ; I will lose the most beautiful girl in the village, ; With whom I spent m... Read More

I'm cramming my suitcase into the wagon.

Song

I'm loading my suitcase into the wagon, ; I'm traveling to a strange city. ; I'll go, I'll walk until I find a true lover. ; I don't want to love anyone who has one. ; ; I have a lover, a brunette, ; A soldier in the Prague barracks. ; He neither mows nor hoes, he just walks arou... Read More

The captain tells the buck

Song

The captain says to the buck, ; Stay here, my sweet son, for a while. ; You will receive three stars on your collar, on your collar. ; The whole company listens to your commando. ; ; Captain, thank you for your order, ; Give those three iron buttons to someone else. ; I have a bl... Read More

I have a red velvet hat on my head.

Song

I have a red velvet cap on my head, ; I sit like that, but in the middle of the saddle. ; I encourage my horse with spurs, with spurs, ; With beautiful words, (but) with beautiful words I wait for my dove. ; ; I lay in the hospital for nine weeks, ; My mother was not even there b... Read More

Hey, I would never have been a soldier.

Song

Hey, hey, I would never have been a soldier, ; If my brother hadn't been a judge. ; But my brother wrote to the emperor, ; Hey, hey, they took my brother, the big-hatted child, the Jóská to be a soldier. ; ; Hey, hey, they took my brother, the big-hatted child, the Jóská to be a ... Read More