Soldier's Song

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It's raining, it's raining, it's raining on the barracks wall

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1. It's raining, it's raining, it's raining on the barracks wall, ; The wind howled all the way into the yard, ; The wind howled all the way into the yard, ; I can't find her, my baby in the dark night. ; ; 2. This brown little girl is crying her eyes out, ; She feels sorry for h... Read More Arrow
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The wind is playing, the wind is playing with the fig tree leaf

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The wind is playing, the wind is playing with the fig tree leaf, ; I am playing too, I am playing with my dear lover, ; You can play, my baby, my dear little angel, you won't be playing for long anyway, ; October is coming, the month of the beast, then you will march away, ; Then... Read More Arrow
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The Hungarian steamer's front is punctured.

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1. The Hungarian steamer has a puncture, the front of it has a puncture, ; Stretch out your two arms, my baby, let me hug you with them, ; So that the doctor, the tyrant doctor, can't visit you anymore. ; ; 2. The wind is playing, but the wind is playing with the fig tree leaf, ;... Read More Arrow
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When I was walking home I looked out a window

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1. When I was going home, I looked in through a window, ; There I saw an old woman, writing a letter to her son. ; Ink, paper are in front of her, a pen in her hand, ; This is how she writes a letter to her son on the battlefield. ; ; 2. Sweet friend, when you go home, tell my go... Read More Arrow
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Zsindëlyës the tinsmith is the great barracks of Subotica

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1. The great barracks of Subotica are full of thieves, tinsmiths, ; But many girls have babies inside, ; If they ever leave it, ; Many brides will be orphans, there will be no artillery lovers. ; ; 2. Why do artillerymen love brides so much, ; Because their masters are there for ... Read More Arrow
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The Hungarian song sounds beautifully in the Losonc vigadó

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1. The Hungarian song is sung beautifully in the Losonc vigadó, ; The wind carries, the wind carries, out to the Romanian front, ; A Hungarian buck's heart is pierced by a sharp bullet, ; But a Hungarian song carries his soul up to heaven. ; ; 2. Lieutenant, Lieutenant, my only r... Read More Arrow
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The barracks are on the edge of the forest, but high, on the edge of the forest, but high

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1. The barracks are high on the edge of the forest, high on the edge of the forest, ; A little bird builds its nest, a little bird builds its nest there, ; In the green forest, every songbird has a mate, but it has a mate, ; Only I am alone, only I am alone, I am an orphan. ; ; 2... Read More Arrow
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The sun is shining on the Losonc funfair

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The sun is shining on the Losonc funfair, ; Here come the visiting lords, ; They line up the young men, ; Every girl will have a soldier's doll, ; They visit me, they write my name, ; They write my name in the big book, ; For three years they don't take me out. ; ; Read More Arrow
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It is fenced with barbed wire.

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1. The village is fenced with barbed wire, ; Still I will leave it! ; I leave such a beautiful little girl in it, but ; My heart aches for her to death. ; ; 2. Girls, girls of the Upper Szélé, ; Pick many beautiful flowers! ; Burn them on your chests and ; Come with us to the bat... Read More Arrow
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Let's go up to the big mountain in Doberdau

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I climb the great mountain of Doberdó, ; From there I look into the starry skies. ; Starry sky, where is my Hungarian homeland, ; Where does my sweet mother cry for me? Read More Arrow