Ghymes, Gimes

The Owl Lady (Puszta Malomba)

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To a desolate mill, ; To a desolate mill, ; A barn beam, ; A barn beam. ; ; You sit there, ; You sit there, ; So owl lady, ; So owl lady. ; ; Why do you cry, why do you grieve, ; Why do you cry, why do you grieve, ; You owl lady, ; You owl lady? ; ; Oh, how I would cry, ; Oh, how... Read More

A Prince Getting Married (Once Upon a Time in a Prince)

Song

So the king thought; What did he think to himself, ; Ihorvári, cihorvári, ; What did he think to himself. ; ; He dressed himself beautifully; In a coachman's dress, ; Ihorvári, cihorvári, ; In a coachman's dress. ; ; The bridegroom went, ; A rich little girl, ; Ihorvári, cihorvár... Read More

Two Kinds of Brides (Joy to My Mother)

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Joy to my mother, ; The young man, ; Lament to me, ; The widowed man, ; The widowed man. ; ; They took my mother, ; In a carriage with six horses, ; They also took me ; On a donkey, on a donkey, on a donkey. ; ; Joy to my mother, ; The young man, ; Lament to me, ; The widowed man... Read More

Rivalry of Flowers (Rivalry with me)

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They compete with me, ; Three kinds of flowers. ; -- My flower, I will go with you, ; My flower, I will stay away from you. ; ; The first beautiful flower ; Wheat is a beautiful flower. ; – My flower, I will go with you, ; My flower, I will stay away from you. ; ; The other beaut... Read More

Rivalry of Flowers (I think they are rivaling)

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I am competing with you, ; Three kinds of flowers. ; -- My flower, I will go away, ; My flower, I will stay away from you. ; ; One beautiful flower ; The beautiful cornflower. ; – My flower, I will go away, ; My flower, I will stay away from you. ; ; Second beautiful flower ; The... Read More

Marci Zold (I'll wait for you, Martin)

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I will wait for you, Martin, ; Until I have spun this thread. ; If you do not come by then, ; I will tie another one to the loom. ; ; My last spindle is spinning, ; My heart awaits your heart. ; If you do not come by then, ; I will tie another one to the loom. Read More

Green Marci (Until then, gather me, my Martin)

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Gather me, my Márton, ; Until I spin my fluff. ; If it doesn't die by then, ; I'll tie another one to the spinning wheel. ; ; My third spindle is already spinning, ; My heart is waiting for your heart, ; Come, Marci, I'll knock you in, ; Alas, but I'm waiting for you with a pure ... Read More

Imre Bogár (The Tisza River is Troubled)

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The Tisza is turbulent, ; It doesn't want to calm down. ; That famous Bogár Imre, ; He wants to go by. ; ; The innkeeper's daughter, ; She saw it at the window, ; – A horseman is coming from down there, ; Maybe Bogár Imre. ; ; His bridle is silver, ; His bridle is gold. ; My rosy... Read More

The triple foeticide (Lidi went out to the edge of the forest)

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Lidi went out to the edge of the forest, ; She lay down on the leaves of the linden tree. ; I called out to her from afar: ; -- Get up, Lidi, because someone will see you. ; ; The apple tastes sour, ; Lidi's heart is sad. ; The apple does not taste good, ; Which Lidi chose for he... Read More

The Cheating Husband (I Went Into My Yard)

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I went into my yard, ; What should I see, ; There is still a hussar tied up, ; In my yard. ; ; I ask my wife, ; – What is the matter, my angel? ; – What is this hussar doing ; In my yard? ; ; – You see wrong, my sweet husband, ; Where is the hussar horse here? ; A milk cow from t... Read More