The Miraculous Death (My Son, My Son, the Brave Bálind)

– My son, my son, Bálind the valiant, ; Does your heart ache, does your head ache? ; – Neither my head aches, nor my heart aches, ; I will die for beautiful Ilona. ; For Ilona's beauty, ; For her yellow curls of pearly hair. ; ; – My son, my son, Bálind the valiant, ; Do not die for beautiful Ilona, ; For Ilona's beauty, **) ; For her yellow curls of pearly hair. ; ; Have a golden mill made, ; Have small pearls ground, ; The pretty girls will come, ; The pretty girls, the most pretty ones *) ; Among them will be beautiful Ilona. ; ; A golden mill was made, ; She had small pearls ground, ; The pretty girls came, ; The pretty girls, the most pretty girls, *) ; Not among them is the pretty Ilona. – ; ; My son, my son, the brave Bálind, ; Does your heart ache, does your head ache? ; – Neither my head aches nor my heart aches, ; I will die for the beautiful Ilona, ; For the beauty of Ilona, **) ; For the yellow curls of pearl hair. ; ; – My son, my son, the brave Bálind, ; Do not die for the beautiful Ilona, ; For the beauty of Ilona, **) ; For the yellow curls of pearl hair. ; ; Have a bell made for your death, ; May the pretty girls come, ; The pretty girls, the most pretty girls, *) ; Among them will be the pretty Ilona. ; ; He made a bell, ; He dragged her to her death, ; The singing girls came, ; The singing girls, the most singing girls, *) ; Among them was the old singing Ilona. ; ; *) to the 3rd line of the melody ; **) to the 5th and 6th lines of the melody