Soldier's Song

The clock struck ten in Galanta

Song

1. The clock has struck ten in Galanta, ; The buck stands there under the scale. ; They measure my tall body, ; Hey, you boy, turn forward one. ; ; 2. I went forward on the turn, ; The paper is crunching in every nail. ; Hey, you boy, you will be a good soldier, ; Namely, Count R... Read More

If I could be a fiery stallion for once

Song

If I were a fiery horse, I would break into the casino in Sellye. I would kill the lord who enlisted me as a soldier. Read More

If I sit up, Chuhai

Song

1. If I sit, czuhai, if I sit on the back of my little gray horse, ; I will jump, czuhai, jump into the innkeeper's yard. ; Innkeeper, beautiful innkeeper, give me black coffee, ; I haven't slept for thirteen nights, let my stomach heal. ; ; 2. If I sit, czuhai, if I sit on the r... Read More

The sun is going down.

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1. The sun is going down, ; Towards the barracks. ; The children are bowing, nine hundred and ten of them. ; Towards the barracks in Bratislava. ; ; 2. My God, my God, ; What will become of me? ; They will take me as a soldier, I will leave my baby here, ; Young children are shou... Read More

Hey, to Prague

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1. Hey, to Prague, hey, the train whistled into Prague, ; They shout: free Hungarian boys, get on board. ; We have boarded, the steam train can start, ; May the sky fall on you, you Czernyinsk barracks. ; ; 2. To Galánta, to Galánta the train whistled into. ; They shout: free Hun... Read More

Emperor Francis calls us

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Emperor Francis calls us, ; so let's saddle horses. ; Békés, Bihar, Csongrád, Kőrös ; take the walls of Győr. ; Francia sees that there is the place, ; where his grandchildren were buried. ; The mother is waiting for a kiss, ; The homeland is waiting for a blessing. Read More

I will get up early tomorrow morning.

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1. Tomorrow morning I have to get up early, ; I have to go to Somorja for a series. ; God be with you, the border of our beautiful village, ; I look back, I wave goodbye to it. ; ; 2. The clock struck eight in Somorja, ; A goat puts me under the scale. ; He weighs my tall body, ;... Read More

Pull it, gypsy.

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1. Pull on it, gypsy, let your string break, ; You won't pull on me for long anyway, ; Ten days is one, twenty days of my barracks captivity, ; I won't see my baby for thirty days. ; ; 2. When my thirty days of captivity are over, ; I will proudly go hug my baby. ; Stretch out bo... Read More

Oh, how long is Széplak Street in Bratislava

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1. Alas, but the Széplak Street in Bratislava is long. ; Three new recruits are marching along it. ; Three brown girls are crying after them. ; None of them have their dear baby among them. ; ; 2. The tricolor flag of the Republic, ; But many new recruits swear under it. ; He hol... Read More

Oh, but bad, oh, but bad, oh, but bad for the buck

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1. Alas, but bad, alas, but bad, alas, but bad for the buck. ; He polishes his armor for himself. ; He throws the armor over his shoulder, ; The poor buck walks knee-deep in mud. ; ; 2. Alas, but good, alas, but good, alas, but good for the hussar. ; He saddles his horse for hims... Read More