Hegysúr

My mother's rose tree

Song

1. My mother's rose tree, ; I am its most beautiful branch. ; I have planted it in the street, ; To the revenge of the young men. ; ; 2. My mother's many beautiful words, ; Some I have promised, some I never will. ; I would promise, but it's too late, ; My tears are falling like ... Read More

The bottom of the radish is black

Song

1. The bottom of the radishes is black, ; My lover's mother is sick. ; I wish God would ease it, ; Her funeral would be quicker. ; I wish God would let her die, ; So that her son would stay with me. ; ; 2. Under the gardens of Hegysúr, ; There is a spring hidden under a secret. ;... Read More

I am a widow's son.

Song

1. I am a widow's son, ; I walk as I please. ; I put on my ribboned hat, ; My dove mourns me. ; ; 2. The bird mourns me too, ; The branch also bends down for me. ; That too bends to the ground, ; It would speak to me if it could. ; ; 3. It would speak to me, but it cannot, ; My h... Read More

There is a small house on the banks of the Tisza River.

Song

1. There is a small house on the bank of the Tisza, ; There is a small bed in it. ; There lies a brown maiden, ; A cradle rocking at her feet. ; ; 2. She just rocks him with her feet, ; With her mouth she just says. ; – Sleep, sleep, you innocent soul, ; The Holy Spirit is beatin... Read More

The mountain boys

Song

1. The boys from Hegysúr found a child. ; R. If he knew, he would be a hero, if he knew, he would be a hero. ; ; 2. They took him to Szered, to the judge of the law. ; R. If he knew, he would be a hero, if he knew, he would be a hero. ; ; 3. The judge of the law said, why such a ... Read More

I don't like a peasant with an oak tree.

Song

I don't love a peasant with an oaken hat, ; Because after that he'll have to raise his fist. ; I love a curly-haired young man, ; With whom I can also be a woman. Read More