Soldier's Song

I know, my rose, what you promised me on Thursday night.

Song

1. I know, my rose, what you promised me on Thursday night.That you will never have another lover in your life.Look up at the sky, the starry high sky.I curse you, you will never be mine, never in your life.2. He walks nicely, but his new recruit's feet walk nicely....He walks, w... Read More

The cabbage is round with lacy leaves.

Song

1. The cabbage is round, its leaves are lacy,The young man from Balony has no lover.The cabbage will have more leaves,The young man from Balony will have more true, loyal lovers.2. The inside of a black steamer is yellow.The young men from Balony are sitting in a row in it.They a... Read More

The Balonyi street is dusty, dusty

Song

The Balonyi street is dusty, dusty,If I walk along it.My baby's window is opening, opening,If I look in through it.Open your windows, my baby.Let me tell you my complaints,Because a recruit has many complaints,There is no one to listen to him. Read More

When they take me towards Somorja

Song

1. When they take me towards Somorja,Even the grass trembles in the ditch.The beautiful girls mourn me,My heart aches, I can't speak to them.2. When the chief physician visits me,My little angel cries at the door.Mr. Chief Physician, let me in, my dove,So he can untie my pants. Read More

At the Bratislava railway station

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1. At the Bratislava railway station,Three steamers smoke on a track.The first one, alas, but its chimney smokes,They will take me to the Russian battlefield.2. My baby's arms, her arms,They don't want to bend, bend.She has to bend, write a letter,If she wants to hug, kiss.3. My ... Read More

The sun is going down.

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1. The sun is going down,Towards the bottom of the sky.The children, the twenty-one-year-olds,Through the barracks gate, are tumbling.2. He goes into the room,Sits on the iron bed.He bows his head, sheds his tears,On these Czechoslovakian trousers.3. My God, my God,What has becom... Read More

The sun is shining on Korona in Somorja, the gentlemen have already come to visit

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1. The sun is shining on the crown of Somorja, the gentlemen have already come to visit,They are lining up the young men, many little girls will have soldier babies.They visited me, they found me suitable,They wrote my name in the ledger, at the Korona restaurant in Somorja. Read More

I didn't do anything wrong.

Singing

1. I have done nothing wrong, ; To the city of Nitra, ; Alas, but still he conscripted, ; Me a soldier. ; ; 2. He conscripted me as a hussar, ; I was written off as a boot, ; Alas, let God strike me down, ; How he has grieved me. ; ; 3. They would take me away, ; Away from my hom... Read More

My homeland, my homeland, my sweet homeland

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1. My homeland, my homeland, my sweet homeland, ; I wish I could see your borders. ; I see your smoke but only barely, ; That it is getting dark in the sky. ; ; 2. Forest, forest, but you are dense, ; My sweet homeland but you are far away, ; I would cut down this forest, ; I cou... Read More

Why are they sewing linen clothes for me?

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1. Why do they sew me a linen garment, ; If my name is written as a soldier. ; If they shoot me, it will be good for my wound. ; If I die, they will bury me in it. ; ; 2. I have often said, oh, my God, oh, oh, ; The dawn has broken over my head. ; Now too, such a lover has left m... Read More