Soldier's Song

Eight gypsies play violins in front of the Martosi tavern

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1. In front of the Martos inn, a gypsy fiddles, ; Árpád Fëszti goes there, alas, but he is very happy. ; To his joy, he sent girls to dance with lutes, ; He made them sing with minstrels, he filled his heart with it. ; ; 2. The great lord Árpád Fëszti will remain in memory, ; We ... Read More

(Hey) The village is fenced in

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1. (Hey) The village is fenced in, ; (Hey) They'll even take me out of it. ; I'll leave such a little girl in it, ; (That) my heart hurts for her to death. ; ; 2. (That) Lord God to my mother ; Why did she raise me to be a soldier. ; If my mother hadn't been, ; I wouldn't have be... Read More

The Great Barracks of Bratislava

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1. The great barracks of Bratislava are whitewashed yellow. ; The middle, the inside is full of recruits. ; Every eye is covered with a handkerchief, ; Who is mourning his baby, who is mourning his mother. ; ; 2. Stand still, fur coat, stand still, they are locking you in the cel... Read More

The sun is shining on the Sèlle line

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1. The sun is shining on the Selle enlistment office, ; The gentlemen have already come to visit. ; Open your window, my rose (but), embrace me with both arms, ; So that the chief physician cannot visit me. ; ; 2. If I enter the enlistment office, ; I will step on the scale with ... Read More

Three pots of geraniums in my window

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1. Three pots of geraniums in my window, ; That's where the thrush usually lands. ; Do you hear, my friend, what the thrush is whistling, tühaj, ; The judge has enlisted him as a soldier. ; ; 2. A black carriage comes from Galánta, ; The assistant judge sits in it. ; He brings th... Read More

The Simonyics on the mountain

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Simonyics has gone to the mountain, ; He is not yet afraid of the Hungarians. ; Then the hussars stand before him, ; The whip-wielding outlaws of the Great Plain. Read More

To the Great Plain Hussars

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But for the hussars of the Great Plains, their lives are pearls; Their weapons glitter and twinkle on their sides. Hey, life, outlaw life, it can't be more beautiful than this; I became a Hungarian hussar because it belongs to me. Read More

Because I am a hussar

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Because I am a hussar, ; my treasure, my rose, my dove. ; I will be abjured in October, ; my treasure, my rose, my dove. ; My brass-spurred boots; I will gallop like a hussar, ; But I have hugged you many times, ; I will never forget you. Read More

The village is fenced in.

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1. The village is fenced in, ; Yet they take me out of it. ; I leave such a beautiful little girl in it, ; My heart aches for her to death. ; ; 2. Girls, girls of the Lower Silesia, ; Pick many beautiful flowers. ; Cook them for your breasts, ; Come with us to the battlefield. ; ... Read More

A yellow carriage goes to Galanta

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1. A yellow carriage goes to Galanta, ; Inside sits the assistant judge. ; He brings the recruits' letter, ; It saddens the hearts of many girls. ; ; 2. They all say that I don't keep a lover, ; I keep a lover, two on each finger. ; I keep a lover, but I don't keep a recruit, ; B... Read More