Adult folk songs

I grab the hem of my skirt.

Song

1. I grab the hem of my skirt,I walk through my village,I look in through a small window,There I see my rose on iron.2. Come on, my rose, why are you on iron,What prank have you played on the city?I stole a silk handkerchief as a ticket,I still have it in my pocket. Read More

It's not like before.

Song

1. It's not like before, ; There's a ditch in front of our house, ; We should walk through it, ; To pick peonies. ; ; 2. Don't smell like peonies, ; Don't wait for me, baby. ; Because if you start waiting for me, ; You'll never get married. Read More

Yellow beans under the bed

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1. Yellow beans under the bed, ; Oh, but I haven't seen you for a long time. ; If I don't see you, my baby, until Sunday, ; My heart will break until then. ; ; 2. Swallow, swallow, sweet swallow, ; Take my little letter. ; Take it, take it, honey, far away, ; Put it in my baby's ... Read More

Sirenfalvi border border

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1. Sirénfalva border, border, ; I've walked in it enough, enough, ; I've walked in it, I'll walk in it, I'll walk in it, ; On tiptoe, on sole, on heel. ; ; 2. What is the young man's crew for, ; All impudence fits in it. ; He loves his lover first, ; He cares about another's love... Read More

I won't go to the spinner anymore.

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1. I will no longer go to the spinning wheel, ; Nor sing at my baby's window. ; You can put yourself out, my unfaithful baby, ; I will not take your dream out of your eyes. ; ; 2. Yellow primrose, red primrose are blooming, ; My lover is now setting the spinning wheel. ; I will a... Read More

The corn leaves are dewy.

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1. The corn leaf is dewy, ; They raised only one boy to please me, ; I wouldn't give that one for the world, ; For all his mother's wealth. ; ; 2. I bought my baby in the summer for a good price, ; I will take him across the borders of nine villages. ; Sometimes in the rain, some... Read More

Oh, but it's hard to hide love

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1. Alas, it's hard to hide love,To pick a blue violet from among thorns.Because the thorn pricks my hand,Love squeezes my heart.2. Alas, my baby asked me to marry her,But my mother didn't agree.Give me, mother, to whomever you want, I don't mind,I only feel sorry for my old lover... Read More

On the hilltop of Kövesd, on the hilltop

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1. On the hilltop of Kövesdi, on the hilltop,My lover has chosen me,My little horse doesn't want to go up,I'm not allowed to go to my lover. 2. Under the bridge with the podium in Kövesdi,My frilly skirt got caught on a nail.I won't wear frills anymore,I'll be the lover of a brow... Read More

Someone is walking in my yard, knocking on the door.

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1. Someone is knocking on my door in my yard,He asks in a slow voice: are you sleeping, my dove?Are you sleeping, are you resting, do you really love me.Open the door.2. I wish I could sleep, I wish I could rest, but I can't,I'm yours, I'll never be a deceitful young man,Get away... Read More

The river is looking for a ditch, not a smooth hill.

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1. The river is looking for a ditch, not a smooth hill,The devil has seen so many yellow buttons on blue sleeves,Inal, canal come home already,Come home, my dear, if your mother cares too.2. Inal, canal, never had an end,The young lady's skirt, It ends at TokajInal, canal come ho... Read More