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Cut that skin off with an axe.

Song

1. Cut down that tree with an axe, from which I will make a goose barn, ; Burn that tree with fire, from which I will make a spindle barn. ; Bring water to that land, from which I will make hemp barn, ; I don’t need hemp, only the sedge, ; I’ll make a fire from the sedge, I’ll wa... Read More

I was drafted into the army at a young age.

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1. I was drafted into the army when I was young, ; You are still a little angel, you will soon be an orphan. ; You are nineteen, and I am twenty, ; I am a Hungarian child, I can carry a backpack. ; ; 2. The car whistles, quickly out to the station, ; But many sweet mothers follow... Read More

They're already blowing the whistle on the Fülek factory

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1. They're already blowing the whistle at the factory in Fülek. ; Every little girl is waiting for her baby there. ; That's why I'm walking around the ironworks, ; I'm waiting for my baby at eight o'clock in the evening. ; ; 2. My dear Bözsikém, will you still cry, ; When they'll... Read More

If I pick up my stick

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If I pick up my stick, ; I set off on my journey. ; |: I cut something towards Détér, ; The peasant falls in a thousand directions. :| Read More

My little pony in front of the inn

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1. My little pony in front of the inn, ; He dug a hole in front of him. ; He dug a hole in his anger, ; His owner is a smuggler. ; ; 2. This handsome brown young man, ; He will die for the night, ; Yet he dares to say, ; He should get married. ; ; 3. This colt is not for sale, ; ... Read More

My little pony in front of the inn

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1. My little pony in front of the inn, ; He dug a hole in front of him. ; He dug a hole in his anger, ; His owner is a smuggler. ; ; 2. This handsome brown young man, ; May die before the moon. ; He even dares to say, ; He should get married yet. ; ; 3. This colt is not for sale,... Read More

Accompany me, my dove.

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1. Accompany me, my dove, ; Even to the gate, ; |: From there I will go, ; Alone myself. :| ; ; 2. If you go, if you go, ; Only be true to me, ; |: Your true love, ; Do not turn it into false. :| ; ; 3. If you turn it into good, ; May God bless you, ; |: If you turn it into evil,... Read More

I stole a horse so my baby could ride it.

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1. I stole a horse so that my baby would be happy, ; I could have bought a bracelet for the price. ; The gendarmes caught me, but I don't regret it, ; For you, my baby, I'll even endure the iron. ; ; 2. The iron bars of the Saturday prison door, ; Alas, but I've elbowed myself on... Read More

My daughter Marcsa is very sick.

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1. My daughter Marcsa is sick; She would like to take some comfort. ; She would drink water, but there is no water, ; A waterman would send her, but there is no one. ; ; 2. She had an old mother, ; She sent her to the well. ; While her mother is at the well, ; The Horti goat is v... Read More

The steamer is going uphill.

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1. The steamer is going uphill, ; The smoke of Bodor is rising. ; It carries the many Hungarian soldiers, ; The babies of many little girls. ; ; 2. Don't cry for me, my mother, ; Don't shed a tear for me. ; I've wasted enough, ; The bachelor's life is over. ; ; 3. It's all over, ... Read More