Barbara Barbara

1. Borbála, Borbála, ; My daughter Borbála, ; The front of your skirt ; Always getting shorter. ; The back of your skirt ; Always getting longer. ; ; 2. The tailor cut it wrong, ; The tailor sewed it wrong, ; May God strike me, ; Whoever spoiled it. ; ; 3. The tailor also cut it right, ; The tailor also sewed it right, ; From the boy from Gyöngyvári ; I received three kisses. ; ; 4. Executioners, executioners, ; Cursed executioners, ; Come and take ; My daughter's head. ; ; 5. My mother, my dear nurse, ; Give me just one hour, ; While I write a letter. ; To the boy from Gyöngyvári, ; To my dear dove. ; ; 6. My swallow, my sweet swallow, ; Take my little note, ; To the boy from Gyöngyvári, ; To my dear dove. ; ; 7. If you get there in the morning, ; Put it in his window, ; If you get there at noon, ; Put it in his plate. ; If you get there in the evening, ; Put it on his pillow. ; ; 8. The boy from Gyöngyvári, ; Read it through tears, ; Taking out of his hand, ; Knife, fork, spoon. ; He tells the coachman: ; Shut up the horses. ; We are going, we are going, ; To my rose Borbála. ; To my rose Borbála, ; To my dear dove. ; ; 9. The groom enters, ; Into a sad room, ; He takes a knife in his hand, ; Stabs it into his heart. ; ; 10. My blood with your blood, ; Let it flow into one stream, ; My body with your body, ; Let it rest in one grave. ; My soul with your soul, ; Let it ascend to one God. ; Let it ascend to one God, ; Let it worship one God.