Ballad

The Murdered Spinner (You Girls of Tornóc)

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You girls of Tornóc, I will give you an example, ; If you went to the spinning mill, you did not bring a skein, ; Now if you brought a skein, you will also walk like that, ; On Saturday at eight o'clock your words will stop. ; ; It is evening, it is evening, it has become dark, ;... Read More

The Girl Who Fell into the Threshing Machine (1866)

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In the year 1866. ; What happened in the Baracska vineyard, ; Julcsa Farkas stood up on the machine table, ; He accidentally fell into the drum. ; ; When his lover saw this, ; He clasped both hands towards the sky. ; – Mr. Machinist, stop the machine, ; Whom I loved, fell into th... Read More

There will be a fight (Bakony forest is in mourning)

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Bakony forest is in mourning, *) ; Sándor Rózsa is in prison. ; ; Still at noon on Thursday, ; He went whistling to the cellar. ; ; His mother-in-law followed him, ; – My son Sándor, come home. ; ; – I am not going home yet, ; I am bathing in blood today. ; ; – My mother-in-law, ... Read More

The Girl Who Fell into the Threshing Machine (1865)

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In the year 1865, ; What happened in the big garden in Berecske. ; Julcsa Farkas climbed up onto the platform, ; He fell straight into the drum. ; ; When his lover saw this, ; He clasped both hands on his head. ; – Mr. Machinist, stop the machine, ; My lover fell into the drum. ;... Read More

The Girl Who Fell into the Threshing Machine (1890)

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In the year 1890, ; What happened in the vineyard of Vágnánási, ; Szabó Julcsa stepped onto the platform, ; She accidentally fell into the drum. ; ; When her lover knew it, ; She put both hands on his shoulders. ; – Oh, people, stop the car, ; Whom I loved, fell into the drum. ; ... Read More

The Cheating Husband (I Went Into My Yard)

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I went into my yard, ; What should I see, ; There is still a hussar tied up, ; In my yard. ; ; I ask my wife, ; – What is the matter, my angel? ; – What is this hussar doing ; In my yard? ; ; – You see wrong, my sweet husband, ; Where is the hussar horse here? ; A milk cow from t... Read More

The sick woman (This little girl is sick)

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This little girl is sick, but sick, ; She doesn't drink milk, milk yet. ; She would drink water, there is no water, but there is no water, ; She would go to the well, but she can't, but she can't. ; ; Her mother went to her, her mother went, ; She sent her to the well, to the wel... Read More

The sick woman (This little girl is sick)

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This little girl, she is sick, she is sick. ; She can't drink her tea, her tea. ; She would drink water, there is no water, oh, there is no water, ; There is no one to send her to the well, there is no one. ; ; She has a mother, a mother, ; She sent her to the well, to the well. ... Read More

The sick woman (This little girl is sick)

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This little girl is sick, ; She can't drink the water. ; She would drink water, but there is no water, ; There is no one to send her to the well. ; ; She has an old mother, ; She sends her to the well. ; Her mother was there too, ; She had a new règruta with her. ; ; My sweet dau... Read More

There will be a fight (Bakony forest is in mourning)

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Bakony forest, in mourning, *) ; Sándor Rózsa is dead. ; ; Still on Sunday afternoon, ; He sat proudly on his horse. ; ; His mother followed him, ; – Sándor, my son, come home. ; ; – I can’t go home, ; I’m covered in blood today. ; ; I also know whose blood it is, ; In the blood ... Read More