Soldier's Song

The captain tells the buck

Song

The captain says to the buck, ; Stay here, my sweet son, for a while. ; You will receive three stars on your collar, on your collar. ; The whole company listens to your commando. ; ; Captain, thank you for your order, ; Give those three iron buttons to someone else. ; I have a bl... Read More

I have a red velvet hat on my head.

Song

I have a red velvet cap on my head, ; I sit like that, but in the middle of the saddle. ; I encourage my horse with spurs, with spurs, ; With beautiful words, (but) with beautiful words I wait for my dove. ; ; I lay in the hospital for nine weeks, ; My mother was not even there b... Read More

Hey, I would never have been a soldier.

Song

Hey, hey, I would never have been a soldier, ; If my brother hadn't been a judge. ; But my brother wrote to the emperor, ; Hey, hey, they took my brother, the big-hatted child, the Jóská to be a soldier. ; ; Hey, hey, they took my brother, the big-hatted child, the Jóská to be a ... Read More

Oh, if the stars could talk!

Song

Hey, the stars, if they could talk, ; They would tell me everything about my baby. ; They would know who is up in the village, ; Hey, who is my lover hugging at the gate. ; ; Hey, my dear mother, if you want to visit me, ; Let her gather at the barracks in Komáromi. ; There she w... Read More

The trumpet of peace is made of pure gold.

Song

The trumpet of peace is made of pure gold, ; Many little girls are waiting for its blowing. ; Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet, will you finally blow it, ; I wonder when the war will end. ; ; He says, yes, trumpet, he will blow it soon, ; I will come back, my baby, it will be a... Read More

Black steamer with yellow interior

Song

A black steamer has a yellow interior, ; Children from Csallóköz sit in a row inside. ; They take the boys to a foreign country, ; From there he will write a love letter to his dear baby. ; ; I received a love letter from my baby, ; She wrote in the letter that I should go on vac... Read More

We don't know the way to Germany.

Song

We don't know the way to Germany, ; Sergeant, show us the way! ; I'll show you, my good boys, I'll go too, ; God knows who will come back with you. Read More

Good job, baby, the pioneer soldier

Song

The pioneer soldier has a good job, my baby, ; But (a) forty-two-year-old has an even better job. ; In the morning he polishes his boots, at noon his gun, ; In the evening he teaches his baby to kiss in pairs. ; ; The pioneer soldier has a good job, my baby, ; But (a) forty-two-y... Read More

A hussar is beautiful when he mounts his horse.

Song

A hussar is beautiful when he mounts his horse, ; He pulls his cap down over his mournful forehead. ; He pulls his cap down over his two black eyes, ; Let no one see the hussar's tears fall. ; ; Where do his tears fall, on his horse's mane, ; From his horse's mane to the black ea... Read More

Every mother raises her son with milk and butter

Song

A mother raises her son with milk and butter, ; She watches in tears as her son is drafted into the army, ; Three doctors visit him, the fourth writes, ; Don't cry, dear little angel, I won't be a soldier. ; ; A swallow has landed on the barracks of Terezín, ; Under its wing, und... Read More