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Let's drink for those who mourn

Song

1. Let us drink for those who mourn, ; Whose tears flow to the ground, ; Flow to the ground, washing a stream, ; In whom my baby washes linen. ; ; 2. It is no longer as before, ; Your melons no longer bear fruit, ; Even your wheat does not bear fruit, ; The pile remains empty. Read More

A train is coming quickly from Košice.

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A train is coming quickly from Košice, ; My wife and child are on board, ; Stop, train, don't go so fast, ; Let my wife and child get off. Read More

Accompany me, my dove.

Song

1. Accompany me, my dove, ; But only to the gate, ; From there I will leave ; Alone, myself. ; ; 2. I will leave, I will leave, ; I also long to go, ; To this village; I have no place to stay. Read More

The coachman usually goes to bed late.

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1. The coachman goes to bed late, ; He also wakes up early in the morning, ; His whip is wound around his handle, ; He chased his little bay horse through water and mud. ; ; 2. My mother cursed me, ; That I would have neither a country nor a homeland. ; A rosebush should be my lo... Read More

I often sigh heavily.

Song

I often sigh heavily, ; Others are full, I am hungry, ; I stretch out on a bed of straw, ; I cover myself with my sad tears. Read More

Autumn is a very foggy time.

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1. The weather is autumn, very foggy, ; I should plow, my dove, ; But my plow is scattered, ; Where can I gather it, my dove. ; ; 2. My plowshares are at the blacksmith, ; I grind at the threshing floor, ; I have no seed in the sack, ; They have all taken it away in debt. ; ; 3. ... Read More

My oxen are Csákó and Virág

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1. My ox is Csákó and Virág, ; They have put the rezeda in the garden, ; Hey, rezeda, rezeda, rezeda, ; My dear rose, don't wait any longer for me to come back. ; ; 2. My ox is Csákó and Kajla, ; The furrow is straight behind them, ; Change, Csákó, to the third track, ; I will st... Read More

I asked you for a lot of good.

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1. I have asked you for good, ; Don't go to the tavern door, ; Because they will break your head, ; Dogs will drink your blood. ; ; 2. My mother, my mother, my mother, ; My sweet, nurturing nurse, ; Thank you for raising me, ; For all my struggles. ; ; 3. I did not come here, ; T... Read More

Reapers reapers

Song

Reapers, reapers, ; Your bellies are empty, ; Then they will bring the beans, ; Then you will be full. Read More

Free for the bachelor

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1. The young man is free, ; To go to the girls, ; But the young women, ; Must be left in peace. ; ; 2. Hair, just don't let ; Julis' faithful lord, ; That his wife ; Where she goes in secret. ; ; 3. Love, love, ; You did this to me, ; Three of my ribs are broken, ; I'm groaning i... Read More