Ghymes, Gimes

The Sister of the Death Sentenced (László Fehér, who stole a horse)

Song

Fehér László stole a horse, ; The black net is under, ; Hey, he stole a horse with a bridle, ; All kinds of equipment. ; ; Fehér László stole a horse, ; The black net is under, ; Hey, he stole a horse with a bridle, ; All kinds of equipment. ; ; Fehér Annu heard, ; That her broth... Read More

The Shameful Girl (My Daughter, My Dear Daughter)

Song

– My daughter, my dear daughter, ; Katalina Fodor, ; What a thing it is, ; Your skirt is too short in front, ; It gets longer in the back. ; ; – My mother, my dear mother, ; Mrs. Péterné Sár-Fodor, ; The tailor is not a good tailor, ; The seamstress is not a good seamstress. ; ; ... Read More

The Shameful Girl (To a Poor Woman)

Song

A poor woman, ; Had twelve daughters, ; The twelfth, ; Was Idor of Göndörvár. ; ; – My Idor, my Idor, ; What's wrong with you? ; Your silk skirt is green, ; The front is shorter. ; ; – The tailor didn't cut it well, ; Varó didn't sew it well, ; May God strike him down, ; Who ruin... Read More

The Shameful Girl (Idorkám Idorkám)

Song

– 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 scissor... Read More

The Test of Love (I Served There)

Song

I served there, ; I was a servant. ; The great shaman snake crawled into my bosom. ; My heart is oppressed, *) ; The belt of my red blood. ; ; – Take it out, mother, take it out, ; The great shaman snake, ; My heart is oppressed, ; The belt of my red blood. ; ; – I certainly won’... Read More

The Test of Love (I Served There)

Song

I served there, ; I was a servant. ; The great shaman snake crawled into my bosom. ; ; – Take it out, my father, take it out, ; The great shaman snake. ; My heart is troubled, ; The belt of my red blood. ; ; – I will certainly not take it out, ; Because I am afraid of it. ; Tell ... Read More

The Bad Wife (Husband) (Come Home, My Dear Father)

Song

– Come home, my godfather, ; My godmother is sick. ; – Wait, my daughter, a little, ; Let me dance a little, ; I'm going to Mingya now. ; ; – Come home, my godfather, ; My godmother is being confessed. ; – Wait, my daughter, a little, ; Let me dance a little, ; I'm going to Mingy... Read More

The Three Orphans (To the Cemetery in Gímes)

Song

To the cemetery in Gímes, ; Three orphans are walking in it. ; Because they are walking in it, ; Their sweet mother rests in it. ; ; – Get up, my mother, the gravedigger, ; The three orphans are hungry. ; – I cannot get up, three orphans, ; I am locked between boards. ; ; I have ... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

Song

To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; Barn wood beam, ; Barn wood beam. ; ; There you sit, ; There you sit, ; An owl woman, ; An owl woman. ; ; What are you crying, what are you grieving, ; What are you crying, what are you grieving, ; You owl woman, ; You owl woman? ; ; Oh... Read More

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

Text collection

To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; You are sitting there, ; You are sitting there, ; An owl says, ; An owl says. ; ; – Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; Why are you crying, why are you sad, ; You owl says, ; You owl says? ; ; – Oh, ho... Read More