Adult folk songs

If I go out to mow the meadow

Song

1. If I go out to mow the meadow, ; I can't mow because of the flowers, ; Because the flowers are blocking my scythe, ; Someone else is hugging my dear baby. ; ; 2. The deep ditch is full of clean water, ; My heart is full of bitterness, ; God is good, he will clear the water, ; ... Read More

The sun is shining on the Gyalla line

Song

1. The sun is shining on the Gyalla draft board, ; The visiting great lords have come, ; One looks at the state of my weak body, ; Another at the sadness of my heart. ; ; 2. The Gyalla assistant notary should gather, ; He should issue my draft board, ; Only let it be written on t... Read More

I am a child of Komárom.

Song

1. I am a child of Komárno, ; I was born in Komárno, ; From childhood to adulthood, ; I was raised there. ; ; 2. Nine gendarmes accompany me, ; On the main street of Komárno, ; I accidentally peek in ; At my lover's window. ; ; 3. Even then he shouts: ; Hungarian goat, come in. ;... Read More

Across the Tisza, they are carving that tree now.

Song

1. Beyond the Tisza they are now carving that tree, ; On which they will hang j Brown Hansel, ; The wind blows his black curly hair, ; Someone else is hugging and kissing his beloved. ; ; 2. Brown Hansel is asked by his baby, ; To send his traveling companion to the other world, ... Read More

It is not good to plant beans on a sandy beach.

Song

1. It is not good to plant beans on a fertile bank, ; It is not good to love a widow's daughter, ; I once told the truth to her daughter, ; She told her mother the same. ; ; 2. Small pepper, big pepper, all strong. ; Every little girl in the village is a scoundrel, ; She needs it... Read More

Gentlemen, let's hear a word.

Song

1. Gentlemen, let me speak a word, I speak truth, ; I speak no jest, but reality, ; Give me, then, a little liberty, ; While I tell the story of holy marriage. ; ; 2. When God created Adam, ; He ordained holy marriage even then, ; He exposed one of his ribs to Adam, ; From which ... Read More

The star shines in the crack of dawn

Song

1. Dawn breaks, stars shine, ; Yet I am with the lads, ; Oh, my God, I am ashamed, ; That the dawn has found me here. ; ; 2. Autumn dew, cold rain, ; In autumn the grapes ripen, ; When they ripen, they are pressed into wine, ; They ask Teréz Kostyál to marry them. ; ; 3. Where, w... Read More

The star shines in the crack of dawn

Song

1. Dawn breaks, stars shine, ; Yet I am the bride, ; Alas, my God, but I am ashamed, ; That the dawn has found me here. ; ; 2. Autumn dew, cold rain, ; In autumn the grapes ripen, ; When they ripen, they are pressed into wine, ; The bride is asked to marry. ; ; 3. Two, two, twelv... Read More

A good, fluffy scone

Song

1. A good cake of gürő-gürő ; Into János Molnár's hut, ; Even from there it is gürő, ; Into Rózi Vanyó's clothes. ; ; 2. My sister Maris is cooking cabbage, ; The steam is all over her head, ; She is throwing her wooden spoon, ; She is giving Rózi's daughter to a husband. ; Let h... Read More

Goodbye Kati, goodbye

Song

1. Farewell, Kati, farewell, ; From your father, from your mother, ; From your father, from your mother, ; From your friend, my dear. ; ; 2. Think well, my dear; Eliji, the last one, ; with whom you will bind ; The light of your two eyes. ; ; 3. For bread is not borrowed, ; That ... Read More