Pered

Little duck swimming in a black pond

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A little duck is bathing in a black lake,it is preparing to go to Poland with its mother.Irginání, orgonání, I will take you to the dance,I can't go, little angel, because my horse is lame,the stallion of my lame horse is getting fat in the field.I will buy this, I will take a gi... Read More

Varga, the young man, loves me.

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Vargalegény loves me, his bootstraps take me,he sews me beautiful shoes, because we are thirty-two.When the informant was a girl, they played in the street. They went in a circle. At the "I will take this one",two csárdás danced in the middle of the circle. Read More

Give me a barrel of wine.

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A group stood in a line. They held hands. Opposite them, six or seven meters away, was the other group. One half said: Give me a barrel of wine! The other half said: Give me a barrel of wine, our red apple is now blooming, our red apple is now budding. Give me a beautiful chain, ... Read More

Come home, my little ones.

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The gang split into two. Five or six children here, another five or six on the other side, because we used to stand on the bank of a ditch and shout:–, Come home, my little geese!–, We don't dare!–, Why?–, We're afraid!–, Of what?–, Of a wolf!–, Where is the wolf?–, Under the bri... Read More

One two three four

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One, two, three, four,Where are you going, little boy?I'm not going far,just to the end of the village.A soldier is standing there,and I ask what time it is?Half past eleven.–, And did he quit the game?–, The one who figured out that it was half past eleven had to quit, and then ... Read More

I went to the forest to chop wood.

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I went to the forest to chop wood, ; My mother came after me to slap me. ; Di, da, du, you're the one with the big mouth. ; ; So that when they pointed it out, they had to stand up. But they were such good calculators. Read More

Cemetery gate

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1. The cemetery gate,It is wide open, (ajar)The girls of Pered walk there,They pick the flowers from me.2. Pick, pick,The flowers from me,Only that one, white lily,Don't pick it from me.3. If you pick it,Don't let it wither,Plant it on top of my grave,Deep in the black earth.4. W... Read More

Melon melon watermelon rind

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1. Melon, melon, watermelon rind,This young man is tormented by his misfortune,But in vain is his misfortune tormenting him,My sweet mother will not give it to him.2. Little girl, little girl, curly-haired little girl,I would marry you if the poor thing did not cry.But in vain ar... Read More

Forest forest but a beautiful round forest

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1. Forest, forest, but a beautiful round forest,A thrush bird is the one who chirps in it,I was its chirp too,The true lover of the little brown girl.2. Thrush bird, don't climb the tree,Rather climb into my baby's window,Whistle my sad song,Because they're taking me to be a sold... Read More

The street in Alszeg is muddy all the way through.

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1. The street in Alszeg is muddy all the way,It is not advisable to walk along it all the way,Let go of my arm, I want to hug you,I want to hug my dove.2. Mr. Gendarme, please listen to me,How beautifully I could beg.Let go of my arm, I want to hug you,I want to kiss my dove. Read More