The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; There sits a woman, ; There sits a woman, ; A sly woman, ; A sly woman. ; ; – Why are you crying, woman, ; Why are you crying, woman, ; A sly woman, ; A sly woman. ; ; – Oh, how I would cry, ; Oh, how I would cry, ; How I would grieve, ; How I would grieve. ; ; I buried myself at home, ; I buried myself at home, ; Mr. John, ; Mr. John. ; ; I left the past, ; I left the past, ; My rocking cradle, ; My rocking cradle. ; ; I buried myself inside, ; I was buried inside, ; My son István, ; My son István. ; ; I left the chest, ; I left the chest, ; My tin box, ; My tin box. ; ; I was buried inside, ; I was buried inside, ; My hoop-bunch, ; My hoop-bunch; ; If it were here, ; If it were here, ; I would jump ; Like a stallion. ; ; If it were here, ; If it were here, ; I would spin ; Like a hoop. ; ; &nbsp,