Adult folk songs

My Lord, my God

Song

1. My Lord, my God, ; Give me a quiet rain, ; Give me a quiet rain, ; Water it, water it, ; The dry cemetery, ; The dry cemetery. ; ; 2. No rain falls, ; No cloud is visible, ; No cloud is visible. ; My lover's grave ; It is wet with my tears, ; It is wet with my tears. ; ; 3. Tw... Read More

Horse foal horse

Song

1. Horse, foal, horse, ; The stud ran away, ; The stud ran away, ; He didn't stay on the farm ; Only the saddler, ; Only the saddler. ; ; 2. I can't help it, ; If I'm locked up, ; If I'm locked up, ; I have a good friend, ; He'll count on it, ; He'll count on it. ; ; 3. Count, ho... Read More

There is a big proud tree over there

Song

There is a big, proud tree over there, ; Its shadow cast a big one, ; Borcsa gave me my treasure, ; Beneath it is a green bed, ; Inside lies Deli Jóska, ; Borcsa gave me my treasure. Read More

I would pray, but I can't, in vain.

Song

1. I would pray, I cannot, in vain, ; I never went to school, ; My mother told stories, spoke at the shepherd's fire, ; There was my only good farm. ; ; 2. I stole six horses from the county, ; I drove away the best of his stud, ; I drove away thirteen borders, ; I sold them for ... Read More

Milk curd cream

Song

Milk, cottage cheese, milk cream, ; Gyócsgatya, pendel, ; For a thousand little follies; The man may die. Read More

I plowed with two hares

Song

I plowed on two rabbits, ; I harrowed on a fox, ; A wolf carried seed, ; A squirrel wondered. Read More

There is a big house over there.

Song

1. There is a big house over there, ; Its name is Court, ; Its name is Court, ; What they cook in it, ; Its juice is bitter. ; ; 2. There are locked up ; Two twenty-year-old boys, ; Two twenty-year-old boys, ; There they spend their time ; Poor, hungry and thirsty. ; ; 3. Up to t... Read More

Horse foal horse

Song

Horse, foal, horse, ; The horse is driven ; To the court of my lord the judge, ; The bell rings on it. Read More

Three bushels of hemp seeds

Song

1. Three bushels of hemp seeds, ; Alas, but you are a proud young man, ; What is your pride worth, ; If you don't have a beautiful wife. ; ; 2. Hey, little pot, little pot, ; Inside are many unwashed things, ; Wash the pot, little girl, ; That's how the young man hugs you. ; ; 3.... Read More

Szégény Sólmosi (j)Esztër

Song

1. Szégény Sólmosi jEsztér ; How the sheriff deceived her. ; How the little girl disappeared on the Jewish Passover. ; On the Jewish Passover. Read More