Ballad

The horse's foot tripped over a root (The rain falls, quietly and softly)

Song

It is raining, it is dripping beautifully and quietly, ; Csali Pista is coming to the tavern. ; The tavern owner should bring wine to the table, ; She should put her most beautiful daughter on the post. ; ; – My mother, I am not going to the post, ; Armed gendarmes are coming tha... Read More

The horse's foot tripped over a root (It's raining, alas, but it's dripping nicely)

Song

It's raining, alas, but it's dripping nicely; Csali Pista is lamenting in the tavern. ; -- The innkeeper should bring wine to the table, ; Put her most beautiful daughter on the post. ; ; – My mother, I'm not going to the post, ; That's where the armed gendarmes are coming. ; Csa... Read More

The horse's foot stumbled over a root (It's raining, it's raining quietly)

Song

It is raining, it is dripping beautifully quietly, ; Némét János is coming to the inn. ; -- The innkeeper should bring wine to the table, ; Let her daughter stand on the street. ; ; – My dear mother, I am not standing on the street, ; The gendarmes are already coming that way. ; ... Read More

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, but I had a sad dream. ; I had that one dream, ; Baby, I won't be yours. ; ; I woke up around midnight, ; Nine gendarmes stood above me. ; – Gendarmes, what do you want, ; Maybe you want to iron? ; ; – We don't want to iron, ; We c... Read More

I won't go out or give up (Little Margarita is not far from here)

Song

Not far from here is Kismargitka, ; The water washes that all around, ; In the middle, the inn in the Bakony, ; There a rascal is having fun. ; ; – Good evening, you proud innkeeper. ; Where is that beautiful, wild colt? ; – Its owner drinks good wine, ; He just came here, he has... Read More

I won't go out or give up (I'm not far away, Little Margarita)

Song

It's not far, Kismargitka, ; Around the Balaton wash. ; In the middle of the village, the inn in the Bakony, ; There's a rascal's lair. ; ; The gendarmes are coming from below, ; Their jackets are shining from afar. ; The lieutenant and captain are leading the way, ; Straight dow... Read More

I will neither go out nor surrender (There is a fire in the heart of the city of Szeged)

Song

There is a fountain in the heart of the city of Széged, ; Water flows all around it. ; In the middle of it there is a ragged tavern. ; There is a scoundrel in his den. ; ; – Innkeeper, good evening, good evening, ; Where is this wild horse? ; – Its owner is there, ; We have a hun... Read More

Rabenekek (If I enter a new hejre)

Song

If I go to a new court, ; The court of the king. ; There I see many gentlemen sitting, ; They will judge me. ; ; They would sentence me to three years, ; I would be released, but I cannot. ; I write home to my mother, ; Send clothes for her son. ; ; – My mother, my mother, my swe... Read More

Rabenek (The big iron door is already ringing)

Song

The big iron door is already ringing, ; Perhaps the jailer is coming. ; He is visiting my iron, ; He is so happy about my captivity. ; ; – Tell my mother again to the gendarme, ; He should not be happy about my captivity. ; Because if he is happy about my captivity, ; A knife is ... Read More

Local Murder Stories (What Happened in Pëlísë in Kiskolony)

Song

What happened in the small colony of Pëlísé, ; Thus a little girl was killed by the most cunning. ; A bullet pierced her heart, ; She fell into the arms of her lover. ; ; When this girl's friends heard, ; They mourned the dead body of poor Vërus. ; Sad news, they told her good mo... Read More