The Shameful Girl (Idorkám Idorkám)

– My dear, my dear, ; What could it be? ; Your round-bottomed skirt, ; Is it shorter in front? ; ; Is it shorter in front, ; Is it longer in back, ; Is it shorter in front, ; Is it longer in back. ; ; – The tailor didn’t cut it well, ; The tailor didn’t sew it well, ; The scissors didn’t cut it well, ; The machine ruined it. ; ; – The tailor also cut it well, ; The tailor also sewed it well, ; Little Miklóska Király, ; He didn’t aim well. ; ; – My dear, my dear, ; What could it be? ; Your round-bottomed skirt, ; Is it shorter in front? ; Is it shorter in front, *) ; Is it longer in back? ; ; – What can I tolerate, deny, If I have to confess, ; To Little Miklós Király, ; I made a green bed. ; I have spread a green bed, *) ; I have fallen in love. ; ; – My executioner, my executioner, ; Take my Dorothea, ; Take my Dorothea, ; My beautiful viola. ; ; They took her tied up; To the place of execution, ; To hang her; On a high wooden roof. ; ; But then came along, ; Little King Nicholas, ; His dear Dorothea, ; He set her free. ; ; They fell on each other, ; Like a pair of turtledoves, ; He took his Dorothea, ; To a bright palace. ; ; *) to lines 3 and 4 of the melody