Snapshots

Turbid water washes the stream

Song

1. Turbid water washes the stream, ; I have never blushed myself. ; I blushed now too, ; Because my baby wants to love someone else. ; ; 2. My boots are new, they were bought for six kroner, ; Put them on, gypsy, until morning, let them wear out. ; |: Even so, my dove coos, ; She... Read More

The sky is thundering from the east.

Song

1. The sky is thundering from the east, ; But lightning is very strong, ; The side of his tent ; It is wet inside and outside. ; ; 2. Three gypsies in the tent ; He makes the drill, ; He goes to the village of Asszonaji ; He throws up all the cards. ; ; 3. He gathers hay, oats, ;... Read More

I took beans to the mill.

Song

1. I took beans to the mill, ; I thought they were corn, ; Corn, sweet marshmallow, ; I am an old man now. ; ; 2. I didn't eat anything today, ; Only a little bit of milk slept, ; And that too without a spoon, ; I live without my baby. ; ; 3. Because I am poor, ; I can keep a lov... Read More

All the way through Csalomija

Song

1. All the way, all the way, all the way along the Chalomiján. ; Three hussars are going through the village. ; Isn't that right, my baby, how he sits in the saddle, ; Like wheat in the Black Earth. ; ; 2. All the way, all the way along the Chalomiján, ; A rose blooms in every li... Read More

My daughter, my daughter, my lily of the valley, the branch of my pearl

Song

1. My daughter, my daughter, my lily of the valley, the branch of my pearl, ; A shepherd asks you to come to him. ; Alas, my mother, the shepherd is whistling day and night, ; I will not go, I will not go, I will not go to him. ; ; 2. My daughter, my daughter, my lily of the vall... Read More

The shepherd went up the tree

Song

The shepherd went up the tree, ; He shook acorns for the pig, ; My little pig, grow big, ; Then the bright axe will cut it down. Read More

Hemp field on the banks of the Ipoly

Song

1. A hemp field on the banks of the Ipoly, ; The hemp is still growing there, ; But if it turns yellow, ; It must be grown in abundance. ; ; 2. I have grown my hemp, ; My palm has cracked. ; I will soak it in the Ipoly, ; When it is soaked, I will wash it. ; ; 3. I have dried my ... Read More

From Rimaszombat

Song

1. From Rimaszombat; The breeze is blowing, ; I heard bad news; About the fate of my baby. ; ; 2. The prison of Sámbat; It is made of stone, ; But many mothers; Walk beneath it crying. ; ; 3. Don't cry, my mother, ; That's how it should be, ; In every good family; There must be o... Read More

Milf is standing in the Ipo

Song

1. A young woman stands in the Ipo, ; She is scrunching her skirts there, ; She can't even see because of her tears, ; Her clothes are all clean now. ; ; 2. Late grief, it won't help anymore, ; She has ruined her life, ; She has not bowed to the voice of her heart, ; She is rich,... Read More

The Baron's Castle

Song

1. The Baron's Castle, ; It is built of stone, ; I have walked in it more often. ; Hungry than full. ; ; 2. Where I walk, ; Even the trees weep, ; From their weak branches ; The leaves fall. ; ; 3. Fall, leaves, ; Hide me, ; Because my beloved ; Loves another, not me. Read More