Soldier's Song

Barracks Barracks

Song

Barracks, barracks, ; Not the house of God, ; But many blonde, brown, red girls ; There their babies are crying. ; ; Cry, my baby, cry, ; You are no longer mine. ; Until now you were mine, ; You were a blooming milkweed. ; ; The cemetery gate, ; Is wide open, ; There the girls fr... Read More

The steamer is going down.

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The steamer is going down, ; The smoke of Bodor is going up. ; There sits a fur-clad recruit, ; His eyes are full of tears. ; ; Don't cry for me, my baby, ; Don't shed a tear for me. ; I've cried for a hug anyway, ; The life of a bandit is over. ; ; I got pants in my chest, ; A c... Read More

I have to go to the military.

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I have to go to the army, ; I have to leave my baby here. ; I have to go for three years, ; I have to serve my country. ; ; The key to the chest is lost, ; I will never be free. ; But if I find it, ; I long for my baby. ; ; I have the key to the chest, ; I will be free soon. ; I ... Read More

Yellow-legged Little Lark

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Little yellow-legged lark, ; Don't come crying to my window. ; Don't come crying to my window, ; I am destined to be a soldier. ; ; A soldier is my life, ; My weapon is at my side. ; If I pluck it, ; Every little girl cries for me. ; ; The bird cries for me too, ; Even the branch... Read More

Customs but fenced

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It's customs-free, but it's fenced in, ; They'll take me out of it anyway. ; I'll leave such a beautiful little girl in it that ; My heart aches for her to death, my baby, ; My heart aches for her to death. ; ; The steamer is loaded, ; I'm sitting in the front. ; That's written o... Read More

I have to go to the army.

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I have to go to the army, away, ; But I can't take my baby with me. ; I don't have a handkerchief to put in my pocket ; It should be in my pocket in the barracks. ; ; Kanizsa is not far from here, ; I'm going there by motorcar. ; The motorcar has a copper axle and a nail, ; The n... Read More

It's raining, the strap is soaking wet.

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It's raining, the strap is wet, ; The stirrups are squeezing my leg, ; The stirrups are squeezing my leg. ; ; The stirrups are squeezing my leg, ; My heart is saddened by my baby, ; My heart is saddened by my baby. Read More

I thought I didn't need a soldier.

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I thought I didn't need to be a soldier, ; I took care of my mother. ; But now I see, I didn't take care of the poor, ; I entrust myself to the good God for protection. ; ; The cemetery ditch is full of water, ; My heart is full of bitterness. ; God is good, who floods the water,... Read More

The thirty-two band sounds great.

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The thirty-two-man band plays beautifully, ; Hungarian boys are marching on it. ; They are marching to a foreign land, ; To the mountainous border of Dalmatia. ; ; Oh, my God, how one must get used to it there, ; How one must love that Dalmatian girl. ; When I hug her, my arms di... Read More

Wing wing wing of the bird

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Wings, wings, wings of the bird, ; There is no match for the Hungarian hussar. ; Because the hussar sits on his horse, ; A shiny sword is tied to his side. ; ; It was written for the son of Franz Joseph, ; He gave a long sword to my side. ; Its handle will be of rosewood, ; My lo... Read More