Vága

There is a round forest in Serbia

Song

1. There is a round forest in Serbia, ; In the middle of it is a funeral cemetery. ; There lie one hundred and twenty soldiers, ; Buried by mournful Galicia. ; ; 2. My cloak is a mournful veil, ; The land of my unlovely homeland covers me. ; The land of Galicia has fallen upon me... Read More

Barbara Barbara

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1. Borbála, Borbála, ; My daughter Borbála, ; The front of your skirt ; Always getting shorter. ; The back of your skirt ; Always getting longer. ; ; 2. The tailor cut it wrong, ; The tailor sewed it wrong, ; May God strike me, ; Whoever spoiled it. ; ; 3. The tailor also cut it ... Read More

It's evening, it's evening

Song

1. It's evening, it's evening, ; It's past nine o'clock. ; All the unmarried girls ; Stand at the gate. ; ; 2. Sweet Mariska ; She would have stood too, ; If the starry sky ; Hadn't been covered. ; ; 3. It was covered, it was covered, ; It got dark, ; For sweet Mariska ; It becam... Read More

László Fehér stole a horse

Song

1. László Fehér stole a horse ; In the great city of Halma. ; He charged at the horse on the edge, ; He galloped into the city of Gönc. ; ; 2. The city of Gönc is on it, on it, ; László Fehér is captured. ; László Fehér is captured, ; He is locked up in a four-room prison. ; ; 3.... Read More

Good day, good day

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1. Good morning, good morning, ; Judge Sági! ; Is your daughter at home, ; The great young lady? ; ; 2. She is at home, she is at home, ; In the first room, ; She is sleeping soundly in the ; Green quilted bed. ; ; 3. Go and wake her up, ; Invite her to the ball, ; Put her nice l... Read More

A young man was killed.

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1. They killed a young man ; For sixty forints, ; They threw him into the Tisza ; A beautiful horseman with a saddle! ; ; 2. Tisza did not take him in, ; He put him on the shore, ; A sailor went there, ; He took him into his ship. ; ; 3. His father goes there: ; He is from Kelti,... Read More

I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza River.

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1. I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Alas, but I had a sad dream. ; I woke up around midnight, ; Nine gendarmes stood before me. ; ; 2. Gendarmes, what do you want? ; Maybe you want to iron? ; We don't want to iron, ; To buy a brave colt. ; ; 3. My brave colt is not for ... Read More

A little girl among the mountains

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1. A little girl among the mountains, ; |: She was guarding a peacock alone. :| ; ; 2. Strangers came there, ; |: Three young men. :| ; ; 3. – You, maiden, we ask you ; |: Come to the forest with us. :| ; ; 4. – If I take a journey with you, ; |: Where will I put my peacock? :| ;... Read More

What happened in the large village of Vága?

Song

1.What happened in the great village of Vága? ; Józsa Józsi's two beautiful sons were killed. ; The father cried, the dear aunt cried, ; Jóska and Gyula are covered in blood. ; ; 2. Father sighed to the sky, ; My God, what do I have to live for, ; I have been lying on the sick be... Read More

Son of János Török

Song

1. Son of János Török; Young János Török; His red shawl, ; Rose-colored, tulip-shaped. ; ; 2. Shining pure gold; His wedding ring. ; To the Treasured Klara; He is her groom. ; ; 3. They sing beautifully, ; The bridesmaids. ; They tie ; Green myrtle flowers into a wreath. ; ; 4. T... Read More