Adult folk songs

Thursday evening

Song

1. Thursday evening ; |: I drank in the tavern, :| ; Two travelers are coming there ; |: Soon. :| ; 2. Come on, my brother, ; |: Come on, what are we looking for, :| ; If we were looking for an ox. ; |: We could buy that here too. :| ; ; 3. |: We are not looking for an ox, :| ; T... Read More

My sweet wife

Song

1. My sweet wife, ; – What is the matter, my angel? ; What is that hussar horse doing ; in my yard? ; ; 2. Oh you man, foolish man, ; what kind of hussar horse is that? ; The Riska cow has just come, ; you saw her there. ; ; 3. The shiny-hoofed Riska cow; oh who has seen her befo... Read More

My sweet, kind daughter

Song

1. – My sweet, loving daughter, ; What is wrong with you now? ; The hem of your skirt, ; But it has become shorter. ; ; 2. The tailor did not cut it well, ; The seamstress did not sew it well, ; May God strike him again, ; Who spoiled it. ; ; 3. – Executioners, executioners, ; Ta... Read More

When is the young man leaving?

Song

When the young man goes to the girls on Saturday night, ; His mother asks: Will you take my daughter? ; I don't know, not I, only the good God knows, ; Because my heart still longs for the old days. Read More

A sad foggy autumn morning

Song

1. A sad, foggy autumn morning, ; A big machine was going out on the mountaintop, ; The big machine was driven by Lajos Zagyi, ; It overturned and buried itself under itself. ; ; 2. Détérbé heard a cry in the village, ; When the big machine exploded. ; – Good people all hurried t... Read More

It's evening, it's evening.

Song

1. It is evening, it is evening, ; The clock is striking ; Every brown girl, ; Is getting ready to spin. ; ; 2. Poor Szűcs Mari too, ; She was getting ready there, ; If the starry sky, ; She would not have been overcast. ; ; 3. It was cloudy, it was cloudy; It was getting dark, ;... Read More

In the summer of nineteen seventy-two

Song

1. In the summer of 1972, ; What happened at the great lake of Gestete. ; A young heart could not rest, ; He set out to find his happiness. ; ; 2. This short story is about István Juhász, ; Who, still in the prime of his life, ; He decided to commit that great deed, ; To drown hi... Read More

In the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven

Song

1. In the year 1847, ; What happened at the base of the wheat heap. ; Julcsa Szabó stepped onto the heap, ; He fell straight into the drum. ; ; 2. When his lover saw this, ; – Mr. Machinist, stop the machine, ; But the machinist doesn’t want to hear it, ; His machine doesn’t want... Read More

In the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven

Song

1. In the year eighteen hundred and seventy-four, ; What happened at the base of the wheat heap. ; Julcsa Szabó stepped onto the heap, ; He fell straight into the drum. ; ; 2. When the reaper saw this, ; – Mr. Machinist, stop the machine, ; But the machinist doesn’t want to hear ... Read More

László Fehér stole a horse

Song

1. László Fehér stole a horse, ; Under the black mound, ; His whip cracked loudly, ; It was heard in the city of Gönc. ; ; 2. It was heard in the city of Gönc, ; In the court of Károly Török, ; On it, on it the city of Gönc, ; László Fehér is captured. ; ; 3. Anna Fehér heard, ; ... Read More