Adult folk songs

My daughter, my daughter, my lily of the valley

Song

1. My daughter, my daughter, my lily of the valley, my garden marjoram. ; A shepherd asks you, will you go to him? ; Alas, my mother is a shepherd, a sheep digger, ; No, no, no, no, no, no, I will not go to him. ; ; 2. My daughter, my daughter, my lily of the valley, my garden ma... Read More

Oh death, your hand is terrifying.

Song

1. O death, your hand is terrible; When you raise your sword in fear. ; Before you the king's scepter; It crumbles into dust like a beggar's staff. ; ; 2. You are cold as the wind of the bitter winter; Hard as the jaws of the rocks. ; You do not regard the tears of the orphans; Y... Read More

Oh bitter lament

Song

1. Oh, bitter lament, we all part, ; Young and old, we stand to account. ; Oh, pain, terrible anxiety, ; Against death there is no, alas, no protection. ; ; 2. Be assured, you cannot be put off, ; You must die once, you can always wait. ; Oh, pain, terrible anxiety, ; Against dea... Read More

Oh Mary, look down from heaven

Song

Oh, Mary, look down from heaven. ; Look at the tears that fall from many eyes. ; The sad widow and the orphan are sobbing, ; For sorrow is locked in their hearts. ; Oh, do not abandon them, Virgin Mary, ; Mother of sorrowful orphans. Read More

Oh Mary, look down from heaven

Song

1. Oh, Mary, look down from heaven, ; See the tears, how many eyes are falling. ; The sad widow and the orphan are sobbing, ; Because sorrow is locked in their hearts. ; Oh, do not abandon them, Virgin Mary, ; Mother of sad orphans. ; ; 2. The widow's life is filled with sorrow, ... Read More

They are on the steps of your altar

Song

1. We kneel on the steps of your altar, weeping; The prayer of our loved ones who stayed home has come with us. ; ; 2. Bend over us, sorrowful virgin, shed your tears. ; Heal our wounds with the dew of your tears. ; ; 3. We open our hearts and souls before you, our good father. ;... Read More

With your welcome readership, we salute you, Mary.

Song

1. We greet you with your joyful reader, Mary. ; We greet you with the fruit of your blessed womb, Jesus. ; Whom you received in your virgin womb and yet remained a virgin. ; Hail Mary, hail Mary. ; ; 2. On the visit of your dear relative, Elizabeth, ; You hastened to comfort her... Read More

Death breathed on me.

Song

Death has breathed upon me, I have withered away from it, ; The tears of my good parents will no longer revive me. ; Let them touch my pale cheek with a kiss, ; The rosy dawn will no longer return to it. Read More

I move my trembling tongue

Song

1. I will move my trembling tongue, ; I will not forbid you from your holy service. ; Virgin Mary, my mourner, ; My comforter in my sad fate. ; ; 2. Oh, you most holy mother, ; Queen of our Hungarian homeland. ; Do not abandon me, a sinful servant, ; My loving Virgin Mother, stay... Read More

Virgin Mary into the world

Song

1. The Virgin Mary brought her son born to us into the world. ; He lies in the manger, who created heaven and earth. ; What infinite mercy, from you, my Lord God, ; That you loved people so. ; ; 2. The angels sang in blessing at the birth of Jesus, ; The shepherds would hurry to ... Read More