Ballad

Ferrymen's Song (Hey ferryman, ferryman)

Song

- Hey ferryman, ferryman, ; Young Hungarian ferryman, ; Take me across the great river, ; Take me across the great river. ; ; My lord left, ; Such is my treasure chest, ; I will give you that too, ; I will give you that too. ; ; Hey ferryman, ferryman, ; Young Hungarian ferryman,... Read More

Priest Dance (Let the priest dance)

Song

--Priest, go dance, ; I will give you a beautiful foal. ; -- I don't go, I don't know, ; It's not fitting, it's not allowed, ; A priest should go dance. ; ; – Priest, go dance, I will give you a stack of wheat. ; – I don't go, I don't know, ; It's not fitting, it's not allowed, ;... Read More

A Prince Getting Married (Once Upon a Time in a Prince)

Song

So he said ; What was he thinking to himself. ; Ihorvári, csihorvári, ; What was he thinking to himself. ; ; He dressed himself, his hair, ; In a coachman's dress. ; Ihorvári, csihorvári, ; In a coachman's dress. ; ; So he went to ask for ; The daughter of a rich judge. ; Ihorvár... Read More

A Prince Getting Married (Once Upon a Time in a Prince)

Song

So the king thought; What did he think to himself, ; Ihorvári, cihorvári, ; What did he think to himself. ; ; He dressed himself beautifully; In a coachman's dress, ; Ihorvári, cihorvári, ; In a coachman's dress. ; ; The bridegroom went, ; A rich little girl, ; Ihorvári, cihorvár... Read More

A Prince Getting Married (Once Upon a Time in a Prince)

Song

A little boy, ; What did he think to himself, ; Hehehe, hahaha, ; What did he think to himself. ; ; He should get ready, ; In a coachman's dress, ; Hehehe, hahaha, ; In a coachman's dress. ; ; He should also ask, ; The rich judge's daughter, ; Hehehe, hahaha, ; The rich judge's d... Read More

Two Kinds of Brides (They're Asking for My Aunt)

Song

They ask for my sister - a fancy tailor, ; They asked for me too - a poor farmhand. ; Great joy for my sister - a fancy tailor, ; While I am mourning - the poor farmhand. ; ; They are taking my sister - in a golden carriage, ; They are taking me too - in a donkey cart. ; Great jo... Read More

Two Kinds of Brides (They're Asking for My Aunt)

Song

They are asking for my sister, – a fancy tailor, ; They would ask for me too – a poor cowherd. ; Great joy for my sister – a fancy tailor, ; Hey, I am weeping – a poor cowherd. ; ; They are taking my sister, – in a lovely carriage, ; They are taking me too – in a donkey cart. ; G... Read More

Two Kinds of Brides (Joy to My Mother)

Song

Joy to my mother, ; The young man, ; Lament to me, ; The widowed man, ; The widowed man. ; ; They took my mother, ; In a carriage with six horses, ; They also took me ; On a donkey, on a donkey, on a donkey. ; ; Joy to my mother, ; The young man, ; Lament to me, ; The widowed man... Read More

The Gunaras Girl (I Fought Out My Goose)

Song

I drove my goose out ; To the Csicsa bank. ; There went the judge's son, ; He swung me. ; ; – Don't swing, judge's son, ; My gray-haired scoundrel, ; I'm going home, to your father, ; I'll complain. ; ; – May God grant me, my lord judge, ; A lucky day. ; – May God grant me, my da... Read More

The Gunaras Girl (I drove away my goose)

Song

I drove my goose, ; To the shore of the lake. ; The judge's son came there, ; He teased me. ; ; – Don't tease me, judge's son, ; My gray-haired son, ; I'm going home, to your father, ; I'll complain. ; ; – God grant, judge, ; I'll say good day. ; – God grant, my sweet daughter, ;... Read More