Ballad

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They are ringing the bells to the south

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1. They are ringing at noon, ; At half past eleven. ; I killed a dog outlaw, ; I threw him into the Danube. ; ; 2. The Danube did not take him, ; He put him on the bank. ; A sailor came along, ; He took him into his ship. ; ; 3. Don't take me into your ship, ; I am not dead. ; My... Read More Arrow
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They ring the bell for the evening

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1. They ring the bell for the evening, ; For Ferenc Horvát Szęgén, ; For the handsome young man. ; ; 2. On Thursday at noon ; He went merrily to the cellar, ; He went merrily to the cellar. ; ; 3. His mother tells him: ; Come home, my good son, ; Come home, my good son. ; ; 4. I'... Read More Arrow
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I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza River.

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1. I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Alas, but I had a sad dream. ; I woke up from my dreams, ; Nine gendarmes stood before me. ; ; 2. What do the gendarmes want, ; Maybe they want to iron? ; We don't want to iron, ; To buy a bold colt. ; ; 3. A bold colt is not for sale... Read More Arrow
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What was Angel Bandi thinking?

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1. Angel Bandi, what did he think to himself, to himself, ; I took a scarf, twisted it into a lush one. ; ; 2. He tied his wife's necklace, necklace, ; He pulled it up to the mast beam. ; ; 3. - My mother, may God grant, good evening, good evening, ; I brought home the body of yo... Read More Arrow
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Vilma Szabó went out to the little garden

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1. Vilma Szabó went out into the little garden, ; She lay down under the cedar tree. ; And from afar they shouted to her, ; Get up Vilma, someone has seen her. ; ; 2. Vilma Szabó did not take it as a joke, ; The innkeeper of Bečali went in. ; The innkeeper says to the girls, ; Le... Read More Arrow
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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 Arrow
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To the bottom of the Danish wasteland

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1. The Danish steppes are the bottom, ; There stood an inn all alone, ; István Szarvas was its owner, ; His wife and daughter were by his side. ; ; 2. Friday night it was nine o'clock, ; The woman and Teruska went to bed, ; Mr. Szarvas is alone, ; He waits, maybe the innkeeper wi... Read More Arrow
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To the bottom of the Danish wasteland

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1. The Danish steppes are the bottom, ; There stood an inn all alone, ; István Szarvas was its owner, ; His wife and daughter were by his side. ; ; 2. Friday night it was nine o'clock, ; The woman and Teruska went to bed, ; Mr. Szarvas is alone, ; Listen, maybe the innkeeper will... Read More Arrow
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Oh, how wide, oh, how long is this road

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1. Alas, but wide, alas, but long is this road, ; Nine outlaws set out on Amëllikën, ; Nine outlaws set out on Amëllikën, ; They turned into the innkeeper's yard. ; ; 2. Innkeeper, may God give me a good evening, ; May He also give the gentlemen good luck, ; May the innkeeper not... Read More Arrow
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Cute Mariska

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1. Sweet Mariska ; What is the reason ; That the front of your skirt ; Is so very short? ; ; 2. The tailor cut it well, ; The seamstress sewed it well, ; May God strike ; The one who spoiled it. ; ; 3. Sweet Mariska ; She went out into the little garden, ; She sheds her tears ; A... Read More Arrow