Children's folk songs

Come home, my little ones!

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– Come home, my little ones! ; – We don’t dare! ; – Why? ; – We’re afraid! ; – What are you afraid of? ; – Wolf-like! ; – Is the wolf a Hun? ; – Into the bush! ; – What’s he doing? ; – Washing! ; – What’s he washing in? ; – Into a golden pool! ; – What’s he waiting for? ; – Into ... Read More

My little geese, come home!

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My grandmother is my witness. We gathered together, like geese. We were driven out into the meadow one by one. Then one of us, the landlady, stayed at home, and the wolf hid in the bushes. The landlady shouted: ; ; – My little geese, come home! ; – We’re not going! ; – My little ... Read More

Come home, my little geese!

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Come home, my little geese! ; We don't dare! ; Why? ; We are afraid. ; Of what? ; Of the wolf! ; Where does he live? ; In the bush! ; What does he eat? ; A ram's head. ; What does he wash himself in? ; In a trough! ; What does he towel himself in? ; In a kitten's tail. ; Bi, bi, ... Read More

Little duck swimming in a black pond

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A little duck is bathing in a black lake, ; He is preparing to go to Poland to his mother. ; A beautiful bride says in Polish, ; To sing, to sing, I will take you to the dance. ; I can't go, my dove, ; Because my horse is lame. ; My horse is lame, my steed; He is fattening in the... Read More

You broke the leg of our faith.

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– You broke the leg of our bridge. Don’t have it repaired! ; – Let’s have it repaired! ; – With what? ; – With copper and lead! ; – Copper is very brittle, lead is very fusible, an iron gate has a toll! ; – What toll? ; – A beautiful girl, a golden apple. ; – We can give the beau... Read More

Whose sons are you?

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– Whose sons are you? ; – The sons of the good king Ladislaus of Poland. ; – We are too. ; – You have broken the leg of our faith. ; – What is the price? ; – A beautiful girl, a beautiful golden apple. Read More

The golden thread of hemp is the silver tassel

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My hemp has a golden thread and a silver tassel; I set its tassel on fire and warmed myself with it. Read More

We weave the canvas, women

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We weave the cloth, women; Tomorrow at noon for the feast; It has already been baked in the oven; We weave the cloth, women. Read More

Let's bake something.

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Let's bake, let's bake something, ; I'll also tell you what, ; It should be made of flour, round, ; It's sweet with filling. ; Rolled, wrapped, ; Lined with cottage cheese, ; Snail-shaped, sweet, honeyed, ; But cottage cheese strudel is also good. Read More

Stradivarius wheel

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We held each other's hands, walked as long as a snake, coiled, and just counted: ; ; Streusel wheel, lady of the house, what are you looking for? ; ; We said it as many times as we could. It was just such a humble little game. Read More