Nyékvárkony

Stork, stork, how bloody is your foot?

Song

Stork, stork, how bloody is your leg? ; A Turkish child threw it, a Hungarian child healed it, ; With a pipe, a drum, a reed fiddle. Read More

Chip chip jackdaw

Song

Chirp, chirp, jackdaw, blind crow, ; I can't give you my cart, there are hens sitting on it, ; Go away, bird. Read More

This is how they do the fox dance

Song

This is how they do the fox dance, Istiglinc! Read More

Héleléléle léluska clock cemben bembuska

Song

Héleléle léluska, ; Óra cemben bembuska, ; Vekdos's vekdonája; Német Ferenc's daughter. ; Hey rose, rose, you are red, ; Dawn dream, you are sweet. ; You know well, my rose, you are mine, ; Just so that I don't leave you on the road. Read More

I am a little child.

Song

I am a little child, ; My teeth are big, ; A bite of cake, ; They would be very good, ; Go away, bird... Read More

If you want to come to Bethlehem, we

Song

If you want to come to Bethlehem with us, ; Hurry up and eat cottage cheese and poppy seed dumplings. ; Hansel plays the zither, Pista plays the flute, ; He throws aside his fur coat, straightens his legs. Read More

The zithers are ringing.

Song

Sing lyres, Jesus is born, ; Sound fast trumpets, God has become man. ; Shepherds of sheep, cattle and servants of the Lord, ; Noble fairy, standard-bearers of the wide world. ; ; You poor, you shepherds, may you boast, ; For among you is the baby Jesus, may you rejoice. ; He des... Read More

Let us rejoice and be glad, you shepherds' hosts

Song

Let us rejoice and be glad, shepherds' army, ; For an angel has told us new news, behold, today he is born. ; Believe me, my good friends, I was so shaken, ; That when I saw him, I was so frightened that I did not fall backwards. ; ; But the angel encouraged me, he says, do not b... Read More

We came with a star

Song

We came with a star; To the baby Jesus; Let us go to Bethlehem; To the city of Bethlehem; In the manger of ox and donkey; There he lies, there he rests; Jesus in the manger; Ox and donkey breathing on him; The Virgin Mary sings thus:; Sleep, rest, Little Jesus, sleep. Read More

Baby Jesus was born to us

Text collection

At that time, the women and daughters of the gypsies living in our village also went around the village begging at Christmas. It was interesting to hear their strangely melodious, drawn-out singing. The lyrics of one of their usual songs were as follows: ; ; Little Jesus was born... Read More