Medveshidegkút, Hidegkút

Three orphans

Song

1. The cemetery is deep in the moat, ; There three orphans are weeping to themselves, ; – Get up, get up, my sweet mother, ; There is no one to take care of me. ; ; 2. – I cannot get up, I cannot get up, ; Because they have buried me in a deep grave, ; You already have a stepmoth... Read More

Not far from here is Kismargita

Song

1. It's not far, Kismargita, ; The Tisza flows around, ; In the middle of it is a tavern with skulls, ; Two brawlers are having fun there. ; ; 2. – Kantinosné, good evening, good evening, ; So where is this beautiful wild colt? ; – Its owner drinks good wine, ; Now is the time, h... Read More

My mother cursed me.

Song

1. My sweet mother cursed me, ; That I should not be her country, nor her homeland, ; Let my lodging be a rosebush, ; May my stay there be long. ; ; 2. There are no young men in Hidegkút except three, ; They all fell ill in the summer, ; Two of them are cured by the Viennese doct... Read More

The shepherd boy drove out his young flock

Song

1. A shepherd boy has driven his flock out; He spreads his sheepskin on the meadow, ; Come, my rose, lie down on my sheepskin, ; I will kiss your cheek three hundred times. ; ; 2. I will not sit down on your sheepskin now, ; Hurry to the Bakóház farm, ; Little brown girl, you hav... Read More

I was only ten years old then.

Song

1. I was still ten years old then, ; When I had already learned to steal foals, ; I stole the six horses of the county, ; The whole of Hungary is looking for me. ; ; 2. Cellar, cellar, thirteen wine cellars, ; Three brown girls are having fun there, ; But I would like to go to th... Read More

The ashamed girl

Song

1. – My daughter, my sweet daughter, ; What happened to your skirt, ; The tailor did not cut it well, ; The seamstress did not sew it well. ; May God strike you, ; Who spoiled it. ; ; 2. Devils, devils, ; Take my daughter, ; Take my daughter, ; To the Nyakavágóhíd Bridge. ; ; 3. ... Read More

The girl who was danced to death

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1. – Good morning, good morning, ; Judge Sági, ; Perhaps she is already asleep, ; My dear dove. ; ; 2. – What would you know, ; So little girl, ; She lay down, fell asleep ; (A) on her buttoned bed. ; ; 3. – Wake up, wake up, ; Send a signal to the ball, ; Put on my beautiful dre... Read More

The condemned sister

Song

1. László Fehér stole a horse, ; From the bottom of the black mound, ; He charged at his four horses, ; He heard about Gönc's castle. ; ; 2. From Gönc's castle to Gönc's castle, ; To Miklós Török's court, ; Miklós Török heard, ; He arrested László Fehér. ; ; 3. László Fehér was c... Read More

The lamb and the shepherd boy

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1. The young lady's flock is grazing beautifully, ; The young lady herself is walking after her, ; From afar she calls out to the shepherd, ; My heart, shepherd, spread your sheep. ; ; 2. I cannot spread my sheep, ; Here is forbidden, they will drive my flock in, ; Don't even thi... Read More

The wedding prince

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1. What did the prince think to himself, ; Oh, oh, what did he think to himself. ; ; 2. He put on his coachman's clothes, ; Oh, oh, coachman's clothes. ; ; 3. He goes to ask for the rich judge's daughter, ; Oh, oh, rich judge's daughter. ; ; 4. - Good evening, good evening, rich ... Read More