Ballad

Down there on the Szentendre border

Song

1. Down there, on the border of Szentendre,A big poplar tree blossomed into itself,A big poplar tree blossomed into itself,A shepherd boy plays the flute at its base.2. The clock struck two after midnight,But the flute still plays beautifully,The sound of the flute is heard in th... Read More

Twelve thirteen fourteen

Song

1. Twelve, thirteen, fourteen,Where are you going, Sanyi Gondör, so late?I'm going to kill my lover,Because he doesn't want to love me with all my heart.2. It's already evening, they've pulled the bell,Kata Barci was listening at the gate,Sanyi Gondör went over and killed her,He ... Read More

Nagymegyer lily of the valley forest

Song

1. The great forest of lilies of the valley of Nagymegeri,The forest is covered with red blood,The gentle breeze always says,A poor young man loves a rich girl.2. A poor young man loves a rich girl,His good parents won't let him marry her,If they don't let him marry her,They'll s... Read More

Followers of Mary, listen up!

Song

1. Listen, devotees of Mary,This miraculous story is about a holy reader.A little girl lived near Mariazell,Whose great joy was to have a holy reader.2. Even as a little girl, she felt such zeal,That her heart burned for Mary alone,The holy reader was her treasure,Her medicine in... Read More

They asked for my aunt

Song

1. They asked my sister, for the son of a handsome king, ; They asked me for the son of a handsome man. ; ; 2. They took my sister in a beautiful golden carriage, ; They took me too in a handsome man's carriage. ; ; 3. They fed my sister from a beautiful golden cup, ; They fed me... Read More

Barber Babi is very sick

Song

1. Little Barber is very sick, ; He can't eat soup, ; He would drink water, there is no water, ; Send him to a well, there is no one. ; ; 2. He has a blind son-in-law, ; He sent him to the well. ; The son-in-law even went to the well, ; The ironmonger slept with him. ; ; 3. The s... Read More

Oh you poor shepherd boy

Song

1. Oh you poor shepherd boy, ; Where is your flock, oh you poor one? ; Here, there in the gentle, ; I myself am my master. ; ; 2. Jóska Zsubri is a famous outlaw, ; He rides a gray, shaggy horse. ; They caught Józsi Zsubri, ; They locked him up in a dungeon. Read More

My pearl, my pearl

Song

1. My pearl, my pearl, the flower of my pearl, my pearl, ; The ferryman asks me to go to him, ; – Alas, my mother is the ferryman, She whistles by the Danube, ; I will not go, I will not go, I will not go to him. ; ; 2. My pearl, my pearl, the flower of my pearl, my pearl, ; The ... Read More

The Miraculous Death (My Son, My Son, the Brave Bálind)

Song

– My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Your heart aches, your head aches, ; – Neither my heart aches, nor my head aches, ; I would die for Beautiful Ilona. ; For Ilona's beauty, *) ; For her yellow-curled pearl hair. ; ; – My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Do not die yet, be... Read More

The Miraculous Death (My Son, My Son, the Brave Bálind)

Song

– My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Does your head hurt, or does your heart hurt? ; – Neither my head hurts, nor my heart hurts, ; I will die for beautiful Ilona, ; For Ilona's beauty, **) ; For her yellow-curled pearl hair. ; ; – My son, my son, Bálind the warrior, ; Do not ... Read More