LINDEN WAS BURNING
Linden was burning, burning,
a girl sat under it
sparks were falling on her
and boys were crying over her
Boys brought water in sieve
and tried to extinguish the green linden fire
the amount of water in that sieve
equals the spells on the boys
Girls brought water too
and tried to extinguish the green linden fire
the number of holes on the sieve
equals the number of beautiful girls.
BE QUIET, DEAR, DON'T KNOCK
Be quiet, dear, don't knock
don't make noise with your spur
because my mother's, my mother's door
is not too far
Because my mother's door
is not too far
when in the morning, when I wake up in the morning
she will talk to me
When I woke up in the morning
my mother asked me
with whom have you, with whom have you, my daughter,
chatted last night?
With feather quilt, mother, with feather quilt, mother,
with feather quilt, mother, I had trouble
you made it short, you made it short
it barely covered me.
EVERYONE'S GOOD
Everyone's good, everyone's good
except me, except me
everyone has a girlfriend
but me, but me .
W hy didn't you get married
Yanko the playboy
when a shot of brandy
cost one coin only .
E h, the bartender lady died
she wasn't in pain
she put a lot of brandy
on our tab
I f she died, let her rest in peace
sad she's not alive
because nobody can put brandy
on our tab now .
SONG OF RUSYN or ( MY VILLAGE OF RUSKI KERESTUR )
In the middle of wide plain
you, as a mother of those people,
maintain traditions for years
and its Rusyn name
(Refrain)
Always watered with peasant's sweat
acres more precious than gold
mother sings with them, and she cries with them too,
while she raises her Rusyn son.
Even destiny often grabbed your children
from your arms
their unconditional love toward you
protected them to these days
The years weighted down the roofs
your ever warm homes
deep wounds will be healed
with your arrival to dear family
stay young, our village,
our youth will continue
to sing the Rusyn songs
and we will last to eternity
I WAS CRAZY
I was crazy
that I loved you
Shey, hoy, what your mother
has done bad mouthing to me
All the things she has done
and gossiped
Shey, hoy, but she has raised
an drunkard son of her own
give me my dear, give me,
why wouldn't you give me
Shey, hoy, some red wine
from a clear glass
MIKLOSHEVCI'S LOVE
One spring destiny opened its eyes
a voice came to me from heaven
angel sent rays of golden little heart
we wrote about ourselves, about our village
we wrote about ourselves, our wish
we were separated by worlds, countries, oceans...
we were united by love and our wish.
Mikloshevci's love, sacred, given to us by God
branch faithfully knits our spring flowers
Mikloshevci's love will stay forever
where the branch knits our spring flowers
You came, my beloved, on unforgettable path
sincere love appeared
you gave my heart attention
we wrote about ourselves, about our village
we wrote about ourselves, our wish
we were separated by worlds, countries, oceans...
we were united by love and our wish
Mikloshevci's love, sacred, given to us by God
branch faithfully knits our spring flowers
Mikloshevci's love will stay forever
where the branch knits our spring flowers
our spring flowers
MOTHER'S GERANIUM
Life took me far away
happy years are gone
here in this strange foreign country
I miss the wide fields.
I work here under the foreign sky,
I came here to earn a living,
but my thoughts wander
over the fields of my native country.
Refren
Mother's geranium
that was on in the window sill
I remember it often
in the fall, when wind blows.
Mother's geranium
I can almost smell them
and sound of mother
I can almost hear
I see our little home through the fog,
I'm stepping onto home's threshold
and suddenly, I ' m seeing near the flower s
mother's smiling face.
Tears fall down my cheek
the image vanishes in the fog,
I can't hear the song mother sang
when she watered her geraniums .
Refren
Mother's geranium
that was on in the window sill
I remember it often
in the fall, when wind blows.
Mother's geraniums
I can almost smell them
and sound of mother
I can almost hear.
LET SONG TELL US
Between stars
one shines only for me
between emotions
my heart is burning
let heaven answer me
will you be mine
I'm giving you the dreaming song
let it guard and love you
just like me
let this song give you
same things I would
only heaven knows how much I love you
let this song give you same things I would
only heaven knows
only heaven knows how much I love you
with my song I wish for your love
because of your love
my wings are growing
I'm looking for your hands, for you
I wander in the nights
need for you calls me
I will find you
we'll be together forever
let this song give you same things I would
only heaven knows how much I love you
let this song give you same things I would
only heaven knows
only heaven knows how much I love you
between stars
HEY, GIRLS
Hey, girls, do you hear?
where do you gather the hay?
hey, hey, hey, hey
where do you gather the hay?
I will go with you,
so you won't gather the hay alone.
hey, hey, hey, hey
you won't gather the hay alone.
Hey, I will mow the grass
and I'll make the haystacks
hey, hey, hey, hey
I will make the haystacks
Don't tell anybody
just carry the hay home.
hey, hey, hey, hey
just carry the hay home.
MAPLE TREE EXPANDS BIG BRANCHES
Maple tree expands big branches
no room behind it;
A beautiful girl
will become a beautiful bride.
What kind of water is it
in this deep well?
Her mother washed her rosy cheeks
with this same water.
Is this the same well's water
they bathed her in?
But when the first suitor came
they gave her to him.
HIDE YOUR TEAR
I t's not worth hiding your tear
it won't erase your pain
bachelor's tear often deceiving
that tomorrow is better than yesterday was
it's not worth hiding your tear
it won't drown out your pain
tear only gives you hope
but pain remains in your soul
Share your sorrow with your friend
if it is a real friend
he will understand you
with a smile on his face
Share your sorrow with your friend
if it is an old friend
he will understand you
with a smile on his face
the tear can sometimes be sincere
but hard to understand
and we can forgive
the sins from our youth with it
And then wipe your tear
song will dry it out
song saves all the memories
in your tired soul
sing the song with your friend
don't spare the guitar strings
forget your tear forever
and those old times
sing the song with your friend
don't spare the guitar strings
forget your tear forever
and those old times
forget the song forever
and those old times
SEVEN TULIPS
Seven tulips every Spring
bloomed in the garden beneath our window.
seven tulips covered in dew
their smell was present every morning
Refrain
Seven tulips red, fragrant,
grow proud and sumptuous,
let the Sun caress you every Spring,
let our little home be happy.
In our little house love lives,
here, as a swallows, we made our nest.
red, tender blossoms of tulips
gave beauty to our happy days.
Refrain
Seven tulips red, fragrant,
grow proud and sumptuous,.
let the Sun caress you every Spring,
let our little home be happy.
I WAS RUSYN
I was, I am and I will remain Rusyn,
I was born a Rusyn,
My honorable lineage I will not forget,
And I shall remain its son;
My father and mother were Rusyn,
As are all my relatives,
My brothers and sisters are Rusyns,
and my large group of friends;
My great and mighty people
Are united in peace,
and with renewed strength and spirit,
Are magnanimous to all others.
I first saw this world under the Beskid range,
The first breath I drew was Rusyn,
And I was raised on Rusyn bread,
A Rusyn it was who cradled me.
When I opened my mouth for the first time,
I spoke Rusyn words,
And it was over Cyrillic letters
That sweat ran from my young brow.
Later I was educated as a Rusyn.
And as such went out into the wide world;
But I did not forget
My own distinguished people.
And now who shows me the way?
Who nourishes me?
Who uplifts me?
It is the Rusyn nation
Which upholds my respectability.
It is for you, my people,
I bow down to the living God.
Through sweat and hard work
I pay back my obligation
And give to you as much as I can
Accept as a gift and with sincerity.
This little book
And its writer's words
I will not forget to sacrifice this repentance
From the bottom of my heart.
I will remain your devoted
Friend until I die.
THE HORSE WAGON SERVED HONESTLY,
AND IT SERVED OUT...
I am a horse wagon
I was built from the best wood and iron
by the most skilled craftsmen - wagonmaker and
blacksmith
they built me to last for centuries
during my long life I served people honestly
every time
I am a horse wagon ... my time expired
nobody needs me anymore!