Ballad

Brown Hansel walked into the forest

Song

Brown Hansel walked into the forest, ; His companion slept there in the green grass", ; His companion slept there in the green grass", ; Brown Hansel stabbed himself in the heart with a knife. ; ; Brown Hansel's pants were bloody, ; Then his lover, his baby, washed them. ; Wash m... Read More

Józsi Barna asked his mother

Song

Barna Józsi asked his mother, ; To go out into the forest as a traveling companion. ; His traveling companion lay down in the green grass, ; Barna Józsi stabbed his heart with a knife. ; ; Barna Józsi, it was a shame for you to do that, ; To kill your mother for a little girl. ; ... Read More

In the year eighteen hundred and ninety

Song

In the year 1890, ; What happened in the Vajka farmyard', ; Julcsa Farkas climbed onto the raft, ; He fell straight into the drum. ; ; Julcsa Farkas was taken out of the drum, ; They took him to the Jewish doctor's house. ; The Jewish doctor looked at him and said, ; Only God can... Read More

At the end of the village, they are threshing oats now

Song

At the end of the village, they are threshing oats, ; Three little girls are loading the threshing floor, ; Julcsa Farkas also went up to the threshing floor, ; She accidentally fell into the drum. ; ; The feeder calls out to the engineer, ; Mr. Engineer, stop the machine. ; Mr. ... Read More

Bakony Forest is in mourning

Song

Bakony forest is in mourning, ; Bakony forest is in mourning, ; Sándor Rózsa is dead, ; Sándor Rózsa is dead. ; ; Still at noon on Thursday, ; Still at noon on Thursday, ; Borér went to the cellar, ; Borér went to the cellar. ; ; His mother followed him, ; His mother followed him... Read More

Bőnyi forest is in mourning

Song

Bőnyi forest is in mourning, ; Bőnyi forest is in mourning, ; Sándor Rózsa is dead, ; Sándor Rózsa is dead. ; ; Still at noon on Thursday, ; Still at noon on Thursday, ; He went to the cellar for wine, ; He went to the cellar for wine. ; ; My mother, my dear, ; My mother, my dear... Read More

Barber Babi is very sick

Song

Bábi Borbély is very sick, ; He can't eat the soup, ; He would drink water, but there is no water, ; Send him to the well, but there is no one. ; ; He has a blind father-in-law, ; He sent him to the well. ; The father-in-law even went to the well, ; The ironmonger slept with him.... Read More

I told my friend to dance.

Song

I told my friend to dance. ; I gave him wooden shoes, let him jump. ; I won't go, I can't, ; Dancing doesn't suit my friend. ; ; I told my friend to dance, ; I gave him boots with spikes, let him jump, ; I won't go, I can't, ; Dancing doesn't suit my friend. ; ; I told my friend ... Read More

To the bottom of the Danish wasteland

Song

At the bottom of the Danoski steppe, ; There was an inn all alone. ; István Szarvas was its owner, ; His wife and daughter were in his arms. ; ; Friday evening it was nine o'clock, ; The woman and Teruska had gone to bed. ; István Szarvas was left alone, ; He waited, waiting for ... Read More

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

Song

Alas, but wide, alas, but long is this road, ; On Amellikon nine outlaws set out, ; On Amellikon nine outlaws set out, ; He turned into Pápainé's courtyard. ; ; Pápainé, may God give you a good evening, ; May God give the gentlemen luck. ; Pápainé, do not wish for luck, ; We will... Read More