Children's folk songs

Peel the peel of an iron shovel

Song

Hey, hey, iron shovel, ; Is your grandfather at home? ; What is he doing at home? ; He is lying on his stomach, honking. ; ; Read More

Little dirty little boss from Csícseri

Song

Csícseri bosso, little kossó, ; Black saddle, white horse, ; Brown boy, brown girl, ; Jump over the Gortva, ; Brown boy, jump over, ; But you blonde, don't try, ; Because your boots will tear, ; Your mother will beat you for it. ; ; Read More

Chip-chip jackdaw

Song

“We pinched the skin on each other’s palms, and we sang, waving it up and down:” ; ; Chirp-chirp, little blind crow, ; The little boy is well, ; If the little boy is well, ; Don’t pinch him again, little blind crow. ; ; &nbsp, Read More

The back of a dobi-dobi

Song

The toddler sits on the adult's lap, with his back to the adult. The adult drums steadily on the child's back with one finger to the rhythm of the rhyme. At the end of the rhyme, the child guesses which finger was used to drum on his back. During the game, they sang: ; ; Dobi-dob... Read More

I'm tired, I'm tired.

Song

I'll eat it, I'll eat it! ; Ampfël, hanpfël domini, ; Ékus, pékus, pampalékus, ; Branch, tree, boom! Read More

Hello, hello, hello.

Song

Sim, ssom, szutty ; Simamama szutty. ; ; Read More

So two twelve

Song

So two twelve, ; You are the good chaser. ; ; Read More

I am a sea dancer.

Song

I will sing, I will sing, I will dance in the sea; What do you wish for, brother-in-law Hajdú?; I wish for nothing else; Just a piece of bread; You will be the catcher.; ; Read More

I am a goat, I am a goat.

Song

I am a goat, I am a goat, ; Three-legged bride, ; He climbed the tower, ; He asked what time it was? ; A quarter to three ; A blindfolded clock. ; ; Read More

Adam Eva Konkoly Bela

Song

Adam, Eve, Béla Konkoly, ; He made a cart, ; He caught six mice, ; The dawn of six mice, ; Let their dance come, ; Inc, pinc, you are outside. Read More