Vajka

Bees are flying around a willow tree

Song

Bees are flying around the willow tree, ; They talk about many things in the village. ; They can talk from morning till night, ; Yet I will walk with you arm in arm. ; ; When my boots knock along the street, ; The crew is looking after me, all of them. ; You can look, you can loo... Read More

They buried a young man in the middle of the sea

Song

They buried a young man in the middle of the sea, ; There went all the hopes of the brown girl. ; Love dies, sorrow kills, ; Sweet, dear little angel, I will die after you. ; ; Stars, stars, shine beautifully, ; Show this young man the way. ; Show me the way to this forest, ; Or ... Read More

There's an old poplar tree in my baby's yard

Song

An old poplar tree stands in my baby's yard, ; I go there every evening, its branch leans over me. ; Its leaves are thick, I have the language of the village on me. ; The little angel is angry, she won't sit on my lap. ; ; Last night I went to bed, I had such a bad dream, ; I was... Read More

At the Bratislava train station

Song

At the Bratislava train station, ; Three steamers are coming down a track. ; The first one, alas, has a smokestack, ; That will take me to the Slovak border. ; ; My baby's arms, her arms, ; They don't want to bend, bend. ; She has to bend, write a letter, ; If she wants to hug, k... Read More

The reed bends weakly to the ground

Song

The reed is weak, it bends to the ground, ; The little girl cries and dies far away. ; She dies in the artillery barracks, ; I will be free, my baby, soon. ; ; I will be free, I will marry, ; I will marry the one I want. ; |: I will marry the most beautiful girl in my village, ; ... Read More

The ragged trousers of a scoundrel

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Csánó's pants, his ragged pants, ; Lice are crawling in them, ; Bugs are jumping in them, ; Csánó's pants, his ragged pants. ; ; Csánó's pants, his ragged pants, ; A horse has been caught in them, ; He is crawling after girls in them, ; Csánó's pants, his ragged pants. Read More

I was a baby when my mother gave birth to me.

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I was a bud to my mother when I was born, ; I became a rose when I became a soldier. ; I opened my baby's window, ; I'm going to the big Czech Republic, my baby. ; ; My mother warned me to do good, ; Not to go to the village late. ; I didn't listen to my mother's words, ; They be... Read More

The judge in Vajka received a letter

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The judge of Vajka received a letter, ; Enlist all the young men. ; But many a brown girl's eyes are filled with tears, ; That her lover will be taken far away. ; ; You, Vajka girls, God be with you, ; I will not speak to you any more. ; Let a red rose bloom on your breasts, ; Le... Read More

I'm cramming my suitcase into the wagon.

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I'm loading my suitcase into the wagon, ; I'm traveling to a strange city. ; I'll go, I'll walk until I find a true lover. ; I don't want to love anyone who has one. ; ; I have a lover, a brunette, ; A soldier in the Prague barracks. ; He neither mows nor hoes, he just walks arou... Read More

The car whistles as it starts to go.

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The machine whistles as it starts, ; It will stop in the Czech Republic. ; My engineer, stop the machine, ; Let me hug, let me kiss my lover. ; ; They are looking for, looking for my baptismal certificate, ; Not even the priest can find it. ; May the republic find it, ; Who enlis... Read More