In the summer of nineteen seventy-two

1. In the summer of 1972, ; What happened at the great lake of Gestete. ; A young heart could not rest, ; He set out to find his happiness. ; ; 2. This short story is about István Juhász, ; Who, still in the prime of his life, ; He decided to commit that great deed, ; To drown himself in the fishpond. ; ; 3. On a Friday, at dawn, ; When the red dawn was still breaking, ; He had only just said goodbye to his brother, ; Only he knew, he had never been happy. ; ; 4. Cursed be the fishpond of Gestete, ; Their coffin was placed on its shore, ; His brothers mourn him bitterly, ; The people of the village keep it in memory. ; ; This is a true story, this is how it really happened. ; A young man was abandoned by his wife, so he ruined himself. This came about when my friend Ilona Csank and I sat down and composed a poem to a well-known tune. ; The original melody is: There is a ship moored beyond the Tisza.