Love song

Under the Abony Iron Bridge

Song

Under the iron bridge in Abony, ; A brown boy reaps oats. ; He reaps oats for his black horse, ; He is looking for a lover. ; ; When I was a little girl, ; I went around gathering oats. ; I couldn't make a handful of oats, ; I could keep a lover. Read More

That's why I gave you three twenties

Song

I gave you three twenties, ; So that your skirt would be ruffled. ; Hey, hair, the reed has leaves, my baby is curly, ; She doesn't really love me. ; ; I gave you three pengós, ; So that your feet would walk shakily. ; Hey, hair, the reed has leaves, my baby is curly, ; She doesn... Read More

A single strand of hair on the back of a ditch

Song

A single strand of hair on a ditch, ; I don't need the old maid, ; My shining star, ; A single strand of hair on a ditch, ; I don't need the old maid, ; My shining star. ; ; A single strand of hair on a ditch, ; I don't need the old man, ; My shining star, ; I'd rather go to the ... Read More

It's raining on the other side.

Song

It's raining on the other side, ; Don't go there, my rose, it's raining. ; Your little skirt will get muddy, ; Your mother will beat you for it. ; ; The flower is blooming on the other side, ; I can smell it all night. ; Who should I cast my black eyes on, ; Who will comfort my h... Read More

Our house is on the other side.

Song

Our house is on the other side, ; We have no daughter for sale. ; The house will be for sale for a year, ; Then it will be suitable for a young man. ; ; Here, here, my rose, there is no mud, ; There is no lock on my gate. ; The handle on my door is made of wood, ; There is not ev... Read More

Forest forest forest but a beautiful round forest

Song

Forest, forest, forest, but a beautiful round forest, ; Twelve jaegers avoid it. ; I was also its avoider, ; The fair young man's true lover. ; ; Don't think that I am sick, ; Because I am so pale. ; My lover has turned me yellow, ; Without you my life is mournful. Read More

The Great Plains are liberated

Song

The lowland woodpecker has been set free, ; The yellow-legged thrush sings beautifully. ; But the eared owl sings even more beautifully, ; My baby is beautiful, how can I part with her. ; ; The ship is painted black, ; They are taking me to Budapest on it. ; The girls with black ... Read More

As I walked under the big hump

Song

As I walked under the big hanbit, ; My husband's hat fell off, ; My husband's hat fell off. ; ; Come on, baby, give me my hat, ; I can't take my hair off with a headband, ; I can't take my hair off with a headband. Read More

Down there in Baranya County

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Down there in Baranya County, ; The tulip opened in the furrow wind, ; One or two stems, three stems, ; You were a cheat, my rose, you cheated me. ; ; This little girl lives her life like this, ; While her mother is not home, she bakes the scones. ; Let it bake, sweetly, ; She wa... Read More

The carpenters are carving underneath.

Song

The carpenters are carving beneath, ; They are making a coffin for my dear rose. ; Of cherry wood, of beech wood, ; Now we are parting, my rose. Read More