Adult folk songs

The cemetery in Martos is white with snow

Song

1. The cemetery in Martos is white with snow, ; Not one of the first lovers is true, ; I turn my ring to another finger, ; I leave my first lover. ; ; 2. There are crocus flowers in the wheat, alas, but many, ; My rose got angry with me, ; Maybe that's why she got angry with me, ... Read More

My baby's apron has a red ribbon

Song

1. My baby's apron has a red ribbon, ; To know who has a lover, ; I also have a black-eyed dove, ; I hug her when I want. ; ; 2. I hug her because I really love her, ; I can't forget your kisses, ; My time is almost up, ; My separation is also approaching. ; ; 3. There are still ... Read More

My baby's apron has a red ribbon

Song

1. My baby's apron is red with a ribbon, ; I know who has a lover, ; I also have a black-eyed dove, ; I hug it when I want. ; ; 2. There are many maidens in the village, ; The young men are even more cunning, ; They do not seek beauty, nor goodness, ; For wealth, even if blind, t... Read More

My baby's knitting is red with ribbons

Song

1. My baby's knitting is red with a ribbon, ; To find out who has a lover, ; I also have a black-eyed dove, ; I hug it when I want. ; ; 2. I hug it because I really love it, ; Can I forget your kisses? ; It's almost time, my time is running out, ; My separation is also approachin... Read More

Ferenc Jóska goes for a walk barefoot

Song

1. Ferenc Jóska goes for a walk barefoot, ; He left his boots at home to be shod, ; Nine blacksmiths didn't dare to take on the task, ; Not one could make a rose-colored horseshoe. ; ; 2. I just came from the Bosnian battle, ; To learn about my little pony's feet, ; My little pon... Read More

I was born in the middle of Komárom county.

Song

1. I was born in the middle of Komárom County, ; I was small, yet I grew up, ; I grew up like a rose on a bush, ; I became a soldier when I was twenty. ; ; 2. Bring out my hat with a ribbon, my good mother, ; This will be my last word to you, ; Because you, my good mother, are th... Read More

The car jumped three times into my little garden

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1. The cart jumped into my little garden at three o'clock, ; My master, give me my wages, ; Give me my summer earnings, ; And you, my baby, forget my name. ; ; 2. The peppers are ripe in my little garden, ; My lover, Juliska, is angry, ; If she is angry, we will pick the peppers,... Read More

Rice porridge with good milk

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1. Rice porridge with good milk, ; My rose was waiting on the libidari hill on ; Lankali mountain at night. ; ; 2. My mother already knew, ; She forbade her daughter on the libidari hill on ; Lankali mountain. ; ; 3. My mother, let me out, ; My rose is waiting on the libidari hil... Read More

A blue ribbon ties my stockings

Song

1. A blue ribbon is the tie of my stocking, ; Let a young man tie it, ; Mine was tied by a brown one, ; For the last time it will carry me to the grave. ; ; 2. I can't wait for the sun to set, ; So that an even star may shine in the sky, ; Shine star, even star for a long time, ;... Read More

Brown Hansel asked his baby to do it

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1. Little Hansel asked his baby, ; Send his mother to the other world, ; His mother lay down in her garden, ; Little Hansel plunged a knife into her heart. ; ; 2. Little Hansel's pants became bloody, ; Then his dear baby washed them ; – Wash them, my baby, my shirt, my pants whit... Read More