Ballad

The Outlaw's Travel Letter (Should I Run or Stop) (I Fell Asleep on the Banks of the Tisza River)

Song

I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Alas, I had a sad dream. ; I dreamed that dream, ; My baby, I will not be yours. ; ; Alas, my God, what should I do, ; Should I run or should I stay? ; If I run, they will chase me, ; If I stay, they will tie me up. ; ; Alas, my God, my ... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

Song

To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; There sits a woman, ; There sits a woman, ; A sly woman, ; A sly woman. ; ; – Why are you crying, woman, ; Why are you crying, woman, ; A sly woman, ; A sly woman. ; ; – Oh, how I would cry, ; Oh, how I w... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

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To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; You are sitting there, ; You are sitting there, ; An owl says, ; An owl says. ; ; – Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; You owl says, ; You owl says? ; ; – Oh, ho... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

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To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; You sit there, ; You sit there, ; So owl lady, ; So owl lady. ; ; Why do you cry, why do you grieve, ; Why do you cry, why do you grieve, ; You owl lady, ; You owl lady? ; ; Oh, how I would cry, ; Oh, how... Read More

Little soldier (There is a little house on the banks of the Danube)

Song

There is a little house on the bank of the Danube, ; There is a little bed in it. ; There is a rocking cradle in it, ; There is a little ring in it. ; ; He just rocks it with his feet, ; He just explains it with his tongue. ; – Girls, girls, I will give you an example, ; Don't go... Read More

This forest is thick with rosemary

Song

Dense rosemary, ; This forest, this forest, ; Tell me, little angel, tell me, little angel, ; Whom do you love, who do you love. ; ; No one else, ; Only you, only you. ; Your two red cheeks, your two red cheeks, ; Your two black eyes. ; ; There goes a woman, ; In a cloak, in a cl... Read More

The old man is a husband (The old man is gone, the old man is gone)

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Gone, gone is the wine man, ; Gone, gone is the wine man. ; To a girl's suitor, to a girl's suitor, ; To a girl's suitor, to a girl's suitor. ; ; He asks, asks for his son, ; He asks, asks for his son. ; He takes you home to himself, ; He takes you home to himself. ; ; I didn't m... Read More

Ferrymen's Song (Hëj rívísz rívísz)

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– Hey, rívísz, rívísz, ; Young Hungarian rívísz, ; Take it across the ship. ; I give it to you, to you, ; I certainly give it to you ; My silk scarf. ; ; – Not for my childish pleasure, ; My love, ; My sad heart. ; Not for my childish pleasure, ; My love, ; My sad heart. ; ; – He... Read More

The old man is a husband (The old man is gone)

Song

|: The wine-maker went, went, :| ; |: To his son's house. :| ; ; |: He told, he told his son, :| ; |: He took it closer to himself. :| ; ; |: Ilona Szíp went, went, :| ; |: With copper jugs to the drinking fountain. :| ; ; |: The wine-maker followed, :| ; |: Give me water, Ilona ... Read More

Ferrymen's Song (Hair is a sliver, a sliver)

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– Hair, horse, horse, Hungarian; Young horse, ; Take me across the big ship, ; Lord left ; So is my treasure chest, ; I give that to you too. ; – I do not like it, ; My love is sweet, ; My heart is sorrowful. ; ; – Hair, horse, horse, Hungarian; Young horse, ; Take me across the ... Read More