Soldier's Song

The sun is shining on the Komárom line

Song

The sun is shining on the Komárno draft board, ; The visiting lords have come. ; One is looking at the state of my weak body, ; Another is looking at the sadness of my heart. ; ; Assistant clerk of Komárno, come out, ; The draft board will issue my letter. ; Only let it be writte... Read More

Come on girls, let's dress up in white.

Song

Come, girls, let's dress up in white, ; Let's go to the big barracks. ; Let's knock on the barred door of the barracks, ; Let every girl hug her baby. ; ; There is a weeping willow tree by the Isonzo, ; A little brown girl is drawing water under it. ; Stop, little girl, little br... Read More

It sounds beautiful in the ear at dawn.

Song

The ear-mouse speaks beautifully at dawn, ; The mounted artilleryman is listening in his bed. ; Get up, artilleryman, fire your horse, cannon, ; We must be out by seven o'clock in the morning. ; ; We will be out in front of the barracks, ; The captain stands in front of the compa... Read More

I am a hussar, not a soldier in boots.

Song

I am a hussar, not a soldier in boots, ; A yellow foal is not suitable for the front. ; The foal is yellow, its head is gray, ; Now is the time for new recruits. ; ; My mother cried when I was born, ; But even more so when I became a soldier. ; Autumn breeze, blow, blow away my r... Read More

Twelve drops his cigar

Song

Twelve drops his cigar, ; The little brown girl reaches out her arm for it, ; Pick it up, little girl, pick up my cigar, ; I will earn your good will. ; ; The good mother says to her daughter, ; Make a bed for (the) twelve-year-old boy. ; Because the boy marches all day, ; The ca... Read More

Among the hussars, the fifth is the first

Song

Among the hussars, the five are the very first, ; Count Redecki leads them from the front. ; He still announces to the band from afar, ; The most beautiful song for the hussar Count Redecki. ; ; His angel, who is the hussar if not me, ; Who saddles his horse if not me. ; I saddle... Read More

The captain's horse is grazing beautifully.

Song

The captain's horse is grazing beautifully, ; Because he doesn't know where his master is. ; There he lies at the foot of an aspen tree, ; Three sharp bullets, bullets in his heart. ; ; There is a weeping willow on the battlefield, ; Beneath it a seventy-two-year-old man lies dea... Read More

When I enlisted as a rookie

Song

When I enlisted as a rookie, ; I could barely stand on my feet. ; I was raised by the cakumpak, ; Finally I became an old hussar. ; ; The inspection no longer scares me, ; I draw my sword for the parade. ; I look into the captain's eyes, ; His heart splits with joy. Read More

The reed bends weakly to the ground

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The reed is weak, it bends to the ground, ; My baby cries, it dies far away, ; It dies in the svaromlenia, ; I will be free, my baby, soon. ; ; I will be free, I will marry, ; I will marry the one I want. ; I will lose the most beautiful girl in the village, ; With whom I spent m... Read More

I'm cramming my suitcase into the wagon.

Song

I'm loading my suitcase into the wagon, ; I'm traveling to a strange city. ; I'll go, I'll walk until I find a true lover. ; I don't want to love anyone who has one. ; ; I have a lover, a brunette, ; A soldier in the Prague barracks. ; He neither mows nor hoes, he just walks arou... Read More