Adult folk songs

The Three Orphans (To the Cemetery in Gímes)

Song

To the cemetery in Gímes, ; Three orphans are walking in it. ; Because they are walking in it, ; Their sweet mother rests in it. ; ; – Get up, my mother, the gravedigger, ; The three orphans are hungry. ; – I cannot get up, three orphans, ; I am locked between boards. ; ; I have ... Read More

The Three Orphans (An orphan is buried outside in the cemetery)

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He cries like an orphan, outside in the cemetery, ; On his knees, he sobs bitterly. ; His mother has already died, ; There is no one to take care of him. ; ; He prays, just at midnight, ; The Virgin Mary came down to him. ; She gave him a heavenly flower, ; She said: My son, do n... Read More

The one who speaks is dead (Dawn, dawn)

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Dawn is breaking, dawn is breaking, ; But it is not dawning well, ; From the border of Zsíręj, ; No good news is heard. ; ; They killed a young man, ; For ten or twenty forints, ; They put him in the Tisza, ; For two gray horses. ; ; The Tisza did not take him, ; He put him on th... Read More

The speaker is dead (A young man was killed)

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They killed a young man, ; For sixty forints, ; They threw him into the Tisza ; For a red-haired horse. ; ; Tisza did not take him in, ; He put him on the bank. ; A young fisherman went there, ; He put him in his net. ; ; His mother went there, ; Kelti, but he did not hear: ; – G... Read More

The speaker is dead (The bells are ringing at noon)

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The bells are ringing at noon, ; Half past eleven, ; The executioner says: Imre Bogár ; Stand up on the chair! ; ; He stood up on the chair, ; He looks up at the sky. ; – Oh, my God, but so much robbery, ; Now I remember. ; ; – I killed a hussar, ; For a beautiful gray horse, ; I... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

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To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; You are sitting there, ; You are sitting there, ; An owl woman, ; An owl woman. ; ; Why are you crying, why are you grieving, ; Why are you crying, why are you grieving, ; You owl woman, ; You owl woman? ... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

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To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; Barn wood beam, ; Barn wood beam. ; ; There you sit, ; There you sit, ; An owl woman, ; An owl woman. ; ; What are you crying, what are you grieving, ; What are you crying, what are you grieving, ; You owl woman, ; You owl woman? ; ; Oh... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

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To a desolate mill, ; A barnyard beam, ; There sits a woman, ; An owl woman, ; An owl woman. ; ; Why are you crying, you woman? ; You owl woman. ; Oh, how I would cry, ; I have come home, ; My hoop-bunch. Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

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To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; Come here, ; Come here, ; A stork woman, ; A stork woman. ; ; Why are you sad, you grieve, ; Why are you sad, you grieve, ; You stork woman, ; You stork woman? ; ; How are you sad, ; How are you sad, ; I ... Read More

The Outlaw's Travel Letter (Should I Run or Stop) (I Fell Asleep on the Banks of the Tisza River)

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I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Alas, I had a sad dream. ; I dreamed that dream, ; My baby, I will not be yours. ; ; Alas, my God, what should I do, ; Should I run or should I stay? ; If I run, they will chase me, ; If I stay, they will tie me up. ; ; Alas, my God, my ... Read More