Ekecs (Apácaszakállas)

I'm taking the candle to the store.

Song

The candle goes to the shop, ; In a yellow candle holder, ; I give it, I give it, ; In a yellow candle holder. ; ; There they measure the ribbon, ; Red silk ribbon. ; I give it, I give it, ; In a yellow candle holder. ; ; Andor Vörös measures it, ; Ties it to a string. ; I give i... Read More

Can the neighbor hear you?

Song

Neighbor, can you hear me, can you hear me? ; Will Erika let him love his daughter? ; If he doesn't let her, lock her in a cage, ; So that Robi's heart doesn't hurt for him. Read More

The Tisza River is turbulent

Song

The Tisza is troubled, ; Its crested waves, ; This outlaw is a brown child, ; He wants to go by. ; ; He wants to go by, ; He needs to get a horse, ; On which he can go to visit his baby. ; ; They killed a coachman, ; For his six hundred forints, ; They threw him into the Tisza, ;... Read More

Dog Scratching Inn

Song

Kutyakaparósi inn, ; The gendarmes are standing around, ; That's why they're standing around, ; Bëtyár is having fun in the inn. ; ; My envious people are so many, ; They bark like dogs. ; I'll give them five or six days, ; Let them bark themselves out. Read More

Szakállosi Lily of the Valley Cemetery

Song

Bearded lily cemetery, ; The field is covered with red blood. ; A gentle breeze always says, ; You understand, my baby, but you have to suffer a lot. ; ; Poor boy loves this little girl, ; His good parents won't let him marry her. ; If his good parents don't let him marry her, ; ... Read More

The peppers are ripe.

Song

The peppers are ripe, and, ; Where will we sleep at night. ; With you, my angel, on your springy bed, ; There will we sleep at night. ; ; This little girl is oh so pretty, ; Her cheeks are oh so red. ; She has a ring, a handkerchief sewn on, ; She has a lover in the morning. Read More

Here and there on the edge of the hawthorn

Song

Here, there, on the edge of the hawthorn, ; The tulip has opened, on the edge of my hat, ; One, two, three, ; You were a deceiver, my rose, you deceived me. ; ; This little girl lives her life like this, ; When her mother is not at home, she bakes cakes, ; From evening to morning... Read More

I have nothing else besides a farm.

Song

I have nothing more than a farm, ; I have nothing more than a flower in this. ; My flower's name is forget-me-not. ; Why do you believe me if you don't really love me. ; ; I have nothing more than a farm, ; I have nothing more than a horse in this. ; The feet of my little horse a... Read More

He flies with his crane partner across the meadow

Song

He flies with his crane's pair across the meadow, ; He seeks lodging for himself in another region. ; He seeks lodging for himself, but finds none, ; Mischievous outlaw, but you have treacherously deceived him. ; ; There is a boat moored beyond the Tisza, ; There is a little brow... Read More

But I want to be a star in the sky

Song

But I would like to be a star in the sky, ; To shine in the sky at midnight. ; I would like to see who is up in the village, ; Whom my lover is hugging at the gate. ; ; But I would like to be a tree in the forest, ; If someone would take it home to burn. ; I would heal the frail ... Read More