Adult folk songs

The canal flows in front of our house.

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1. The canal flows in front of our house, ; What is it, little angel, that you are crying? ; I have never been, nor will I ever be, cheerful, ; Now I am making you my darling, you are leaving. ; ; 2. God be with you, my dear baby, forever, ; I am leaving you far away. ; While you... Read More

They wear a small hat underneath.

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1. They wear a small hat underneath, ; The most modest ones don't dare to marry. ; Because all the brides these days are like that, ; Their husbands are handsome, yet they want a bachelor. Read More

It's not good to be in service.

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1. It's not good to be in the service, ; Because they give you little to eat. ; That coffee mug is small, ; God save me from it. Read More

The bottom of the church of Egyházkarcsi really loves me, my rose

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1. The bottom of the church of Egyházkarcsi, my rose truly loves me, ; It is inlaid with brave bones, my rose truly loves me. ; If I never had a lover, I would still not need one, ; My rose truly loves me. Read More

My mother wants me to be very good.

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1. My mother wants me to be very good, ; I should go to bed at night, not go anywhere. ; I will sell my healing amulet, I will buy out my lover, ; But only if possible. Read More

Oh, how high this prison roof is!

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1. Alas, but this prison roof is high; I am buried alive in it. ; Buried alive, I grieve, ; I will never be free from here. ; ; 2. The bottom of my room is like darkness, ; There is nothing in it but the cramped air. ; I can't look out of it at anything, ; Neither the clear nor t... Read More

The girls get off at the Nitra station.

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1. The girls get off at the Nitra station; Sergeant, let me out, I'm choosing a lover!; Julcsa doesn't have to have a flat face, Marcsa doesn't have to have her mouth turned sideways,; I'm going to choose Böské, her mouth is ready for a kiss. Read More

My mother bought this spunky little hat

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1. This spunky little hat was bought by my mother, ; My lover pinned the rosemary beside it. ; Don't pin it on, little angel, you won't see it for long anyway! ; The day after tomorrow, on the twentieth, they'll take me to the army. Read More

Alas, the captain's horse neighs sadly.

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1. Alas, the captain's gray horse neighs sadly, ; He doesn't even know where his master lies. ; He lies there at the foot of an aspen tree, ; Three Russian bullets have been shot in his heart. ; ; 2. Open, mother, open your green-painted gate, ; Let your free son in! ; Let me in,... Read More

The Tsar Musk went to St. Petersburg

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1. The Tsar Musk went to St. Petersburg, ; He locked himself in his prayer room. ; He asked the good God to save him from the fourteenth goat. ; ; 2. The good God answered the Tsar: ; Give yourself to the fourteenth goat! ; Because there are still fourteen in the world, ; You wil... Read More