Soldier's Song

The sun is shining on the Párkány rowing boat

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The sun shines on the párkány line, ; The visiting lords have come, ; One writes of the state of my weak body, ; Another writes of the sadness of my heart. Read More

Hey Budapest Budapest

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1. Hey, Budapest, Budapest, ; Lie down beside me, pearly body. ; I will not lie down beside you, ; I will not be your blanket anyway. ; ; 2. Hey, Budavár, Budavár, ; But many little girls have cheated on me. ; And if this one cheats on me again, ; I will curse her to death. Read More

My mother's rose tree

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1. My mother's rose tree, ; I was its most beautiful branch. ; I bent the furthest. ; In the center of Prague. ; ; 2. My mother, why did you give birth to me, ; If you had raised me to be a soldier, ; You would have given birth to a stone, ; My mother, rather than me. Read More

God bless you Silica cook

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1. God be with you, Silice chief, ; You can be a fool for me, ; You can be a fool for me, ; I will never trample you again. ; ; 2. My mother, my mother, my mother, ; My sweet nurse, ; You would rather have given birth to a stone, ; My mother, than to me. ; ; 3. The ship capsizes ... Read More

On the high roof of Chucsomi

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1. On the high roof of Chucsom ; My lover mows hay, ; Hay, hay, not grain, ; I love a blonde, not a brunette. ; ; 2. My mother's milk was sweet, ; But another's bread is bitter, ; You would have left me in peace, ; Another would have taken me. ; ; 3. That mother may weep and lame... Read More

Black grapes ripen in autumn

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1. The black grapes ripen in autumn, ; I will not keep a lover for three years. ; For three years my heart will be in mourning, ; Locked in the bosom of a little brown girl. ; ; 2. Don't take me for a soldier, ; My baby's heart will break. ; My little angel's heart will break, ; ... Read More

My mother my mother my mother my sweet dear mother

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1. My mother, my mother, my mother, my sweet, dear mother, ; Gather all my civilian clothes, ; Gather them, put them on the bottom of the chest, ; Never, as long as the world lasts, will I put them on. ; ; 2. My mother, my mother, my mother, my sweet, dear mother, ; You were my n... Read More

Oh, but the wheels of the steam train are turning nicely

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1. Alas, the steam-cart's wheels turn beautifully, ; When the interior is full of recruits, ; A little brown girl says to the leader, crying, ; Will he bring back my dear lover? ; ; 2. You can't bring back your lover, little girl, ; And when he has served those three little years... Read More

The plundering is over for us now.

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1. The plundering is over for us, ; Our bachelor's freedom is over. ; The emperor has made me a prisoner for three years, ; My little mother, you weep in vain. ; ; 2. My little angel, if I were not a soldier, ; I would say good evening to your window. ; But since my little angel ... Read More

A soldier must go far away.

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1. I have to go far away as a soldier, ; I have to leave my baby here, there is no one to take her, ; I leave it to you, my dearest friend, ; Live your life with her, I don't regret it. ; ; 2. I came home, I have done my time, ; Give me back my old ex-lover. ; You have lived your... Read More