The Girl Who Fell into the Threshing Machine (1865)

In the year 1865, ; What happened in the big garden in Berecske. ; Julcsa Farkas climbed up onto the platform, ; He fell straight into the drum. ; ; When his lover saw this, ; He clasped both hands on his head. ; – Mr. Machinist, stop the machine, ; My lover fell into the drum. ; ; But the machinist didn’t want to hear, ; He didn’t want to stop the machine. ; – Stop, machinist, wait for yourself, ; The machine might consume you too. ; ; When the big tractor stopped, ; Julcsa Farkas’s weak voice stopped, ; His red blood is choking like a stream, ; His lover would weep, but he’s not free. ; ; – Come on girls, let’s put him on the cart, ; Let's take her to the chief physician. ; The chief physician looks at her and says: ; – Only God can cure her. ; ; Come on, girls, dress in white, ; Let's take Julcsa to the cemetery. ; Lay her on the bottom of the cold grave, ; Let her mother cry for her. ; ; Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, ; – Julcsa Farkas's mother, where are you going? ; – I'm going to the lily cemetery, ; I'm bringing a rose for my daughter's funeral. ; ; My sweet daughter, I would stay here with you, ; But your brothers wouldn't let me. ; – Come home, mother, don't cry, ; You still have three orphans at home, raise them.