Occasional song
The sun is setting in the sky.
Song
1. The sun is setting in the sky, ; Who will pity the poor thing, ; Then the good God will have mercy, ; If there is no true girl in the village. ; ; 2. The sun has set on its journey, ; The yellow heron is speaking on the village porch, ; Yellow heron, my ear, ; My baby is beaut...
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My baby in a grenadier outfit
Song
1. My baby is in a grenadier dress, ; The dew has settled on her bottom, ; Come, my rose, shake off the dew from her, ; The heavy sorrow from my sad heart.
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It's raining, dripping beautifully and quietly.
Song
1. It is raining, dripping beautifully and quietly, ; A little brown girl is crying bitterly in her room, ; She opens and closes the two windows of her room, ; She listens to the rustling of the rain. ; ; 2. Beyond the Tisza there is a barren pasture, ; In the middle is a cemeter...
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The car jumped three times into my little garden
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1. The cart jumped into my little garden at three o'clock, ; My master, give me my wages, ; Give me my summer earnings, ; And you, my baby, forget my name. ; ; 2. The peppers are ripe in my little garden, ; My lover, Juliska, is angry, ; If she is angry, we will pick the peppers,...
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Oh, I got wet and cold a lot.
Song
1. Oh, but I got wet a lot, I was cold, ; When I walked the Italian land, ; It occurs to me that I have a homeland too, ; Hey, my black-eyed baby is there too. ; ; 2. It's not cold, but the lake is frozen, ; I could drink my little horse, the pale one, ; Come, my baby, cut a hole...
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Cluj-Napoca, the capital of Transylvania
Song
1. The capital of Transylvania is Kolozsvár, ; I had lovers, sometimes fifty, sometimes a hundred, ; I had lovers, sometimes a hundred, ; But it would be good now if there was just one. ; ; 2. The weather is sad, I am sad myself, ; There are all beautiful girls, all false, ; Love...
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The sky is rattling in vain above my head
Song
1. The sky is roaring in vain above my head, ; My wheat is not beaten by the ice, ; I have secured my wheat, I have sold my lands, ; I have taken it to the great tavern of Martos. ; ; 2. Dog Jew, I do not drink brandy, ; I would rather drink Nitra visit, purer, ; Nitra flows swif...
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Brown boy, where are you driving the ox?
Song
1. – Brown glutton, where are you driving the ox, ; – I will tie it to my little garden rose tree, ; – There indeed, brown glutton, you will not tie it, ; The weak branch of the rose tree is broken. ; ; 2. – If I break it, I will pay the price, ; Give me a scythe, let me cut the ...
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Oh, how wide, oh, how long is this road
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1. Alas, but wide, alas, but long is this road, ; On which my old baby set out, ; My old baby, return on your long journey, ; Remember my word last night. ; ; 2. There is no way to return from a long journey, ; My old baby, you don't love me anymore, ; Love is wider than the wate...
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The deep ditch is full of rainwater
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1. The deep ditch is full of rainwater, ; My heart is full of bitterness, ; God is good, who, oh, pours the water down, ; Washes away the sorrow from my poor heart. ; ; 2. If I am no longer a soldier, ; I will take care of my mother, ; But I see now, I will not take care of the p...
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