Adult folk songs

They put the coffin out in the yard.

Song

1. They put the, put the coffin in the yard, ; I have no mother, my mother, to fall on it. ; Instead of my mother, a beautiful little girl falls on it, ; Even the sky, (the) high sky sheds thick tears on me. ; ; 2. I put the, I put my letter in the post, ; It arrived, it arrived ... Read More

When you go home, dear friend, tell my good mother.

Song

1. When you go home, dear friend, tell my good mother, ; Don't expect any more letters from the soldier's son. ; Because the hand grenade took my right hand, ; I can't write, dear mother, ever again. Read More

Nine gypsies play the violin in front of the Martosi tavern

Song

1. Nine gypsies are playing the violin in front of the Martos inn, ; Árpád Feszti is there, oh, he is very happy. ; He sent the young men and the old men to dance in joy, ; He made them sing with songs, he filled his heart with them. ; ; 2. Pull it, you gypsies, for the young men... Read More

Eight gypsies play violins in front of the Martosi tavern

Song

1. In front of the Martos inn, a gypsy fiddles, ; Árpád Fëszti goes there, alas, but he is very happy. ; To his joy, he sent girls to dance with lutes, ; He made them sing with minstrels, he filled his heart with it. ; ; 2. The great lord Árpád Fëszti will remain in memory, ; We ... Read More

The crane flies high but cries loudly.

Song

1. The crane flies high, but it calls big ones, ; From under its wings, from under its wings curly feathers fall. ; Pick them up, pick them up, dear little angel, put them on my spinning hat, ; When I go into the tavern, they know me for that. ; ; 2. When I go in, when I go into ... Read More

The stork flies high with the crane's pair

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1. The crane flies high, the stork with its pair, ; He who loves five or six, has only good things to do. ; See, I only love one, yet I suffer a lot, ; This damn deceitful world, it kills my heart. Read More

The canal flows in front of our house.

Song

1. In front of our house, in front of our house, the canal flows, ; Even the stork bathes in it, bathes in it. ; The stork always bathes, yet its feathers are muddy, ; My dear little angel is the most beautiful girl in the village. ; ; 2. Either I will write, or I will send a mes... Read More

This little girl is beautiful when she has a wreath on her head.

Song

1. This little girl is beautiful when she has a wreath on her head, ; She walks all the way down Main Street, her sash is round her waist, ; Prayer book in her hand, her old lover is on her mind, ; A pair of stars shine in the sky in her black eyes. Read More

The edge of Nitra is deep, I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling

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1. The edge of the Nitra is deep, tiririri I'm falling, my lord, ; But the middle is even deeper, tiririri I'm falling, my lord. ; I would like to go over it, hey, my lord, my lord, ; It is a peony, tiririri I'm falling, my lord. ; ; 2. Peony, don't shoot, tiririri I'm falling, m... Read More

Under the gardens of Martos, I'm going to tear up my chest

Song

1. Under the gardens of Martos, tiririri rárom, tirárom, ; Three young men are reaping oats, tiririri rárom, tirárom. ; He is reaping oats for his horse, hey, tirárom, tirárom, ; He is looking for a lover for himself, tiririri rárom, tirárom. ; ; 2. Come on, don't go that way, ti... Read More