The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; You are sitting there, ; You are sitting there, ; An owl says, ; An owl says. ; ; – Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; You owl says, ; You owl says? ; ; – Oh, how I would cry, ; Oh, how I would cry, ; How I would cry, ; How I would cry, ; How I would cry. ; ; – Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; You owl says, ; You owl says? ; ; – I forgot at home, ; I forgot at home, ; My Cifra bed, ; My Cifra bed. ; ; I forgot there, ; I forgot there ; My sweet lord, ; My sweet lord. ; ; I left it beside, ; I left it beside, ; My rocking cradle, ; My rocking cradle. ; ; I forgot there, ; I forgot there ; My crying son, ; My crying son. ; ; I forgot there, ; I forgot there ; My hoop-bunch, ; My hoop-bunch. ; ; – Don't cry, don't grieve, ; Don't cry, don't grieve, ; The owl says, ; The owl says. ; ; If it were here, ; If it were here, ; I would jump like, ; Like a stallion. ; ; If it were here, ; If it were here, ; I would twirl like, ; Like a hoop. ; ; They called me, ; They called me, ; To go home, ; To go home. ; ; They called me, ; They called me, ; To go home, ; To my sweet lord, ; To my sweet lord. ; ; They called me, ; They called me, ; To go home, ; To my crying son, ; To my crying son. ; ; – Don’t cry, don’t grieve, ; Don’t cry, don’t grieve, ; The owl says, ; The owl says. ; ; – I would go home, ; I would go home, ; But I can’t anymore, ; But I can’t anymore. ; ; I would go home, ; I would go home, ; But I don’t dare anymore, ; But I don’t dare anymore. ; ; I would go home, ; I would go home, ; But I am ashamed, ; But I am ashamed. ; ; – You can cry, you can grieve, ; You can cry, you can grieve, ; You owl-say, ; You owl-say.