Ballad

My father is coming home.

Song

My father should come home, ; My mother is dying. ; Soon, my daughter, ; I'll just go to one dance, ; I'll drink a glass of wine, ; You'll have another mother. Read More

They killed a young man.

Song

They killed a young man ; For his two hundred forints. ; They threw him into the Tisza, ; For the little pejlova. ; ; Tisza did not take him in, ; He put him on the shore. ; A young sailor came there, ; He put him on his ship. ; ; His father came, ; Kelti, but he does not hear hi... Read More

They killed a young man.

Song

They killed a young man, ; For his sixty forints, ; They threw him into the Tisza, ; For Pej's horse. ; ; The Tisza did not take him in, ; He threw him on the shore. ; A young boatman went there, ; He put him in his boat. ; ; His father went there, ; He cries, but he does not hea... Read More

They asked for my aunt

Song

They asked for my aunt; For the son of a handsome king, ; They asked for me too; For the son of a nobleman; ; They took my aunt; In a beautiful golden carriage. ; They took me too; In a nobleman's carriage. ; ; They fed my aunt; From a beautiful golden cup. ; They fed me too; Fro... Read More

Once upon a time, a prince

Song

Once upon a time a prince ; What did he think to himself, ; Hi-hi-hi, ha-ha-ha, ; What did he think to himself. ; ; He put on, ; His coachman's clothes, ; Hihihi, hahaha, ; His coachman's clothes. ; ; He went to ask, ; The rich judge's daughter, ; Hihihi, hahaha, ; The rich judge... Read More

I have never stolen in my life.

Song

I have never stolen in my life', ; Only one foal to Debrecen'. ; Only one foal, and one steer, ; All six of them with crane hair. ; ; I drove them to the fair, ; There I found out what they were worth. ; I sold the stolen ones, ; I bought real ones with them. ; ; At the Kikinda b... Read More

I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza River.

Song

I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Oh, what a sad dream I had, ; I dreamed that one, ; My baby, I won't be yours. ; ; When I woke up in the morning, ; Three gendarmes were standing in front of me. ; All three asked, ; Do you have a draft letter? ; ; Gentlemen gendarmes, w... Read More

Oh my God, what should I do?

Song

Oh my God, what should I do, ; Should I run or stop? ; If I run, they'll shoot me in the head, ; If I stop, they'll beat me to death. ; ; I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Oh, but I had a bad dream. ; Around midnight I woke up, ; Nine gendarmes are standing in front of m... Read More

Thursday at dawn

Song

On Thursday at dawn, ; I mounted a bay colt. ; I went out to the stud, ; I tied three colts, ; I tied three colts. ; ; I gave one to the judge, ; Another to the chief judge, ; A third to the deputy sheriff, ; To make it easier to escape, ; To make it easier to escape. ; ; I escap... Read More

The Tisza River is turbulent

Song

The Tisza is troubled, ; Its crested waves, ; This outlaw is a brown child, ; He wants to go by. ; ; He wants to go by, ; He needs to get a horse, ; On which he can go to visit his baby. ; ; They killed a coachman, ; For his six hundred forints, ; They threw him into the Tisza, ;... Read More