Ballad

The Tisza River is turbulent

Song

The Tisza is muddy, ; It doesn't want to clear up. ; Because the poor Hungarian child ; He wants as much as he wants. ; ; He wants as much as he wants, ; He wants to buy a horse. ; Even at night in Nagycsongrád ; He wants as much as he wants. ; ; Fly, bird, fly, ; Through the Tis... Read More

The Illova prison is paved with stone

Song

The prison of Illova is paved with stone, ; But many mothers walk there crying. ; Don't cry, my mother, it has to be that way, ; In every good family there has to be a bad one. ; ; My dear brothers, but you are unfaithful, ; You don't even visit my heavy captivity. ; I will go ho... Read More

The Bratislava prison is paved with stone

Song

The Bratislava prison is paved with stone, ; But many mothers look in on it crying, ; Don't cry, mother, that's how it should be, ; From every good family, a bad one must be. ; ; I am a prisoner, I am a prisoner, because I am locked up, ; In the barred gate of the Bratislava pris... Read More

Spanga Pali, it was a shame you were born.

Song

Spanga Pali, it was a shame for you to be born, ; To kill a Budapest magistrate. ; I admit it, I am a murderer, I am a prisoner of a magistrate, ; I will be better off underground. ; ; If I die, I will become a soul, ; But I would like to be a lightning bolt in the sky. ; I would... Read More

A shabby inn with doors on both sides

Song

A ragged inn has doors on both sides, ; A horse-drawn horse, a horseshoe, has jumped in. ; He begins his conversation with Mrs. Csaplarné, ; Have you ever seen seven horseshoes on a horse? ; ; If you haven't seen one, look here, you can see it, ; This beautiful animal wears four.... Read More

Dog Scratching Inn

Song

Kutyakaparósi inn, ; The gendarmes are standing around, ; That's why they're standing around, ; Bëtyár is having fun in the inn. ; ; My envious people are so many, ; They bark like dogs. ; I'll give them five or six days, ; Let them bark themselves out. Read More

Down there on the border of Szendrei

Song

Down there on the border of Szendre, ; A large poplar tree has blossomed by itself. ; Under the poplar tree the flute plays beautifully, ; Let the Baron of Szendre listen to it. ; ; The bedroom window opened, ; The noble young lady looks out through it. ; The great-granddaughter ... Read More

Why did I become a shepherd boy, baby?

Song

Why did I become a shepherd's boy, my dear? ; Why did I become the daughter of the Baron of Egri? ; Little Mariska is not fit for a shepherdess, ; Because the tree will push up her weak feet. ; ; They are carving that tree down there now, ; On which the shepherd's boy will be hun... Read More

The baroness's goulash is grazing beautifully.

Song

The baroness's goulash is grazing beautifully, ; The lamb itself walks after it, ; While from afar she stands out for the goulash, ; My goulash heart, spread out your shuba. ; ; I will not spread out my shuba, ; Because they will drive in this precious goulash of mine. ; Don't th... Read More

Oh, how wide, oh, how long is the road

Song

Alas, but wide, alas, but long is the road, ; On which Brown Hansel set out, ; On him was his white shirt, his trousers, ; The rays of the morning star shone on him. ; ; Beyond the Tisza, at the foot of the fir tree, ; A little girl sits on Brown Hansel's lap. ; Look, little girl... Read More