Szirénfalva, Ptruksa

The legacy of our ancestors

Country house, craft house

The Jakab family acquired the building and its garden in 1935. During World War II, the building was used not only by the family, but also by German and Russian troops, as it was strategically located. Most of the surviving objects on display were the property of the family, but ... Read More

Fly away, swallow.

Song

1. Fly away, swallow, It's almost dawn,Hug me, kiss me,If you really love me.2. If I didn't love you,I wouldn't even come to visit you.I wouldn't walk this muddy road for you. Read More

I grab the hem of my skirt.

Song

1. I grab the hem of my skirt,I walk through my village,I look in through a small window,There I see my rose on iron.2. Come on, my rose, why are you on iron,What prank have you played on the city?I stole a silk handkerchief as a ticket,I still have it in my pocket. Read More

Sirenfalvi border border

Song

1. Sirénfalva border, border, ; I've walked in it enough, enough, ; I've walked in it, I'll walk in it, I'll walk in it, ; On tiptoe, on sole, on heel. ; ; 2. What is the young man's crew for, ; All impudence fits in it. ; He loves his lover first, ; He cares about another's love... Read More

The corn leaves are dewy.

Song

1. The corn leaf is dewy, ; They raised only one boy to please me, ; I wouldn't give that one for the world, ; For all his mother's wealth. ; ; 2. I bought my baby in the summer for a good price, ; I will take him across the borders of nine villages. ; Sometimes in the rain, some... Read More

Someone is walking in my yard, knocking on the door.

Song

1. Someone is knocking on my door in my yard,He asks in a slow voice: are you sleeping, my dove?Are you sleeping, are you resting, do you really love me.Open the door.2. I wish I could sleep, I wish I could rest, but I can't,I'm yours, I'll never be a deceitful young man,Get away... Read More

There is a mill under our garden.

Song

1. There is a mill under our garden, ; They grind sorrow there, ; I have a sorrow too, ; I will take it there, I will finish it. ; ; 2. The spout of my well is broken, ; Where will I give you water for the evening. ; I will tie a blue ribbon on it, ; Still I will give you water f... Read More

But we want to be oak trees in the forest

Song

1. But I would like to be an oak tree in the forest, ; If someone would take me home to the fire. ; Because the oak tree burns with a blue flame, without smoke, ; My heart is never without sorrow. ; ; 2. The cemetery ditch is full of water, ; My heart is full of bitterness. ; Goo... Read More

Is the bottom of my coat ironed?

Song

1. Who has the bottom of my coat ironed?I am not the bottom of girls.I am neither the bottom nor the edge,I am the lover of a blond boy.2. The baron's garden is leafy, leafy,He who has no lover is looking for one now.I don't have one, I want to look for one now,I will talk to him... Read More

Mom, where is that sweet milk?

Song

1. Where is my mother's sweet milk,That raised her to be a soldier?She would have rather given it to her sweet daughter,Because in the fall she won't be taken to be a soldier.2. I was a bud when I was born,I was a rose when I became a soldier.I opened my baby's window,I'm witheri... Read More