Adult folk songs

This pretty brunette girl went out into the woods

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1. This pretty brown girl went out into the forest, ; She picks violets for her rosy comb, ; She picks the violets, looks up at the high sky, ; Oh, my God, my lover is being taken to the battlefield. ; ; 2. You can open, you can close, my baby, your window, ; I will not tread on ... Read More

The whitewashed house of a brunette bride

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1. The whitewashed house of a brown bride, ; She will be in black mourning for three years, ; She will be in black mourning for three years, ; While her lord is away in Galicia. ; ; 2. The brown bride, what is your life worth, ; If your dear lover is not here. ; He is not here, h... Read More

Three geranium bushes in my small garden

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1. In my little garden there are three bushes of geranium, ; If you don't love me, you don't have to come to me. ; If you don't love me, don't deceive my heart, ; Don't make my young life sad. ; ; 2. In my little garden there are three bushes of rezeda, ; Its branches bend toward... Read More

Who has who has a solid gold ring?

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1. He who has, he who has a ring of pure gold, ; He who has, he has a brown lover. ; I have a ring, both gold and silver, ; I have a lover, both blonde and brown. ; ; 2. He who has, he who has a slinged wedding veil, ; He who has, he has a true lover. ; I have a wedding veil, sli... Read More

Hey my party my party my beautiful pearl party

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1. Hey, my partner, my partner, my beautiful pearl partner, ; I am waiting for you in the evening, my loving lover. ; I tie my partner with a silk ribbon, ; I am waiting for you with my double kisses. ; ; 2. Hey, my partner, my partner, my lost partner, ; Only do not leave me, my... Read More

My beloved pigeon was taken to the soldier

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1. My dear pigeon was taken to a soldier, ; He left his mother with this, ; I should go with him too, if possible, ; He can't hug me for three years anyway. ; ; 2. When my pigeon's curly hair was cut off, ; They threw it all into a flowered apron. ; He doesn't have as many hairs,... Read More

Oh, what happened in the gardens of Alvey?

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1. Alas, what happened in the gardens of Alvégi, ; In Szakállas in nineteen hundred and one. ; András Horvát was found dead there, ; His heart was pierced with a sharp knife. ; ; 2. András Horvát loved Juli Varga, ; He set out to see her on Thursday evening. ; Not to ask Julis' p... Read More

There is a tall mulberry tree in the middle of our yard.

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1. In the middle of our yard stands a tall mulberry tree, ; A stork has built a nest on it. ; Don't build a nest on it, stork, ; Rather build it on the bank of the stream, on the branch of a juniper tree. ; ; 2. Red-billed stork, you didn't take my word, did you, ; You built a ne... Read More

On the banks of the Sej Ipoly, at the foot of a weeping willow

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1. Hey, on the banks of the Ipoly, at the foot of a weeping willow, ; A little girl is crying, black with grief, ; Because her unfaithful lover has left her, ; Hey, she is crying so that her heart will break. ; ; 2. Hey, brown girl, don't let your tears be heard, ; Because your l... Read More

The great bell of the bearded man rang.

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1. The great bell of the bearded man rang, ; Three white wild pigeons rang it. ; Three white wild pigeons have six legs, six wings, ; Every girl has her own beautiful doll. ; ; 2. I walked all the way down the main street of the bearded man, ; I looked in at my doll's window. ; J... Read More