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.
BEHIND OUR GARDEN
Behind our garden the sun rises
a young bricklayer began to come to us
Oh, my mother give me your advice
should he come , or should he not come
that young bricklayer
Oh, my daughter
don't fall in love with the bricklayer
the bricklayer will leave soon and you will be left alone
nine months have passed
a little bricklayer came into the world
and he cries very loudly
GOLDEN CARRIAGE
I smile sometimes and tell everyone I'm fine
I'm wiping away tears, tears of time since you left
again I swear by the pale shadows and lie that I'm fine
only the walls know because they absorb my pain since you left
only sometimes, who knows where, when I close my eyes I see you
how the golden carriage carry you far, how the carriage carry you very far
only sometimes, who knows where, when I touch the sky, I see you
how the golden carriage carry you far, how the carriage carry you very far
I will be taken by unknown gypsies, a dark and black dreams,
it kills me back to the day you left
nly sometimes, who knows where, when I close my eyes I see you
how the golden carriage carry you far, how the carriage carry you very far
only sometimes, who knows where, when I touch the sky, I see you
how the golden carriage carry you far, how the carriage carry you very far
YOU GAVE YOUR HEARTH TO ANOTHER
Everyone knew about our warm love long ago
many envied us, many gave us support
we were a nice couple, making our plans to be together forever
we waited for our wishful days
but you failed me and you gave your heart to another
this engagement ring you so easily removed from your finger
at that moment, could you think what our destiny would be like
I live another life because you did not promise yourself to me
I sought happiness with you but you gave me no love
I no longer grieve because of your insincerity
in all this I ' m finding solace
but you failed me and you gave your heart to another
this engagement ring you so easily removed from your finger
at that moment, could you think what our destiny would be like
ROSES, RED ROSES
Composer: Jakim SIVC
(1935-1987)
One Saturday at a dance,
while the music played quietly,
the girl was standing with a friend,
she held the roses in her hands.
Friend went with her boyfriend,
the girl was left alone,
and she picked the rose petals one by one,
from her red roses.
Roses, red roses,
beautiful scented flower,
roses are my favorite flowers,
they are my whole world.
while the music played quietly,
the two of us were left alone.
and roses, beautiful and red,
smelled all around us.
I asked her why she was picking
petals from her red roses,
and she just smiled
and gave her roses to me.
Girl, beautiful girl,
there is nobody more beautiful than you
I will love you forever,
more than the whole world!
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 marriedYanko 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 .
LET THE MOON SHINE
Let the moon shine from evening until the morning because I can't sleep
An enlistment is here, I'll be recruited tomorrow,
now I'm waiting for my girlfriend
Open the window for me, dear, so I can embrace your face one more time
Wait for me for two years, my dear girlfriend.
Friends sing while they are being recruited, I have to go too.
To my parents, my brother and my sister, I have to say goodbye
Don't worry about me, mother, take care of my dear girlfriend.
I'll write you a letter from the war, farewell.
After one year my sweetheart cheated on me and got married.
It wood be too long if she waited another year.
Thank you, dear, I want you know you are older than me,
now I love a three years younger girl, she is my true love.
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
Happy New Year
While the small stars were twinkling
snowflakes were falling
under the lantern two souls stood
and they whispered to one another quietly
music started playing somewhere
it warmed young hearts
one snowflake landed on them
and it said to the two souls in love
Happy New Year to you
celebrate the night
in the winter setting
plenty of music
Happy New Year!
The night was clear, joyous
the song was gentle, enchanting,
at the leisurely pace of this waltz
every tear will be wiped
let it snow white
let my darling stand by me
and sing happily "Mnohaja ljita!"
let our youth bloom
Happy New Year to you
celebrate the night
in the winter setting
plenty of music
Happy New Year!
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 peopleAre 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 canAccept as a gift and with sincerity.
This little book
And its writer's words
I will not forget to sacrifice this repentanceFrom 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!
THE GREEN WHEAT FIELD
The green wheat field
is full of red poppies
t he girl fel l in love
with one guy.
People mowed the wheat
red poppies disap p eared
but the girl can't forget
about the guy.
Don't cry, beautiful girl,
You should know how guys are
t heir love is just like
the blooming red poppy .
Text: Jelena SOLONAR, poetess (1900-1982)
MY VILLAGE, WHERE I WAS BORN,
IS NOT VISIBLE
My village, where I was born,
is not visible
but I can see the pathways
I walked on before.
Pathways are white, and very precious to my heart,
which are placed between poplars
why are you overgrown
with these weeds?
My girlfriend left, I don't have a date
paths are becoming overgrown ,
full of weeds, but my heart is full of sadness.
HEY, TELL US, MOM, TELL US
Hey, tell us, mom, tell us
to whom you will raise your daughter?
She is for you, dear John, she is for you
if the Lord gives mercy to you, next summer!
Get married, dear John, stay married
do not worry about another woman
because this woman is not yours
she will reveal everything about you!
WHEN I GO MARCHING
When I go marching
I'll give my horse to be horseshoed
I'll put a flower on my hat
my dear, I will leave you
I'll leave you and you'll cry
you will clasp your tender hands
I will, my dear, be concerned
far away, behind the mountains
Behind the mountains by the pond
dark raven drinks water
raven sips and sips
while grieving two sweethearts.
* dark raven is a symbol of WAR, it "drinks water" means it kills people, how many times ravem sips of water, every sip - one killed solder more...
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, HELENKO, HELENKO
Where are you going Helenko, Helenko? To the threshing barn for green hay
Don't close the threshing barn's gate behind you because, Helenko, I'm following you
Where are you going, Janichko, Janichko? To the garden to mow the grass
Do not close the garden gate behind you because I, your girlfriend, am going too
Where are you going Margitka, Margitka? I'm going to the threshing barn for the green grain
Do not close the threshing barn gate behind you because, Margito, I'm following you
Where are you going Janichko, Janichko? To the flower garden by the white rose
Do not close the flower garden gate behind you because I, your girlfriend, am going too
TO MY DARLING BY THE WINDOW
Music and words: Mihailo LJIKAR
To my darling by the window every evening
I loved singing with my friends
The window was ajar, my dear was asleep
her mother was watching us from another room
We drank the wine and sang a happier song ž
The window was ajar, my dear was asleep
her mother was watching us from another room
The morning star hid from us
the song annoyed the neighbors as well
the window was ajar, my dear was asleep
her mother was watching us from another room
COME HERE GIRLS. IT'S ALREADY EVENING
Come here girls to our circle dance
Hey, let's not have a dolled up girl gossip about us
One old grandmother was gossiping about me
Hey, may God make her eat a hundred-year-old snake
It's evening, it's evening, it's getting dark
my heart begins to go crazy for my dear
I will decide, I will sit a broody black hen on the eggs,
I'll sell the chickens and I'll give the feathers to my boyfriend
I am a beautiful girl and I have attractive eyes
when I wink with my eyes my boyfriend will kiss me
Hey, kiss me, darling, kiss me
hey, kiss my red cheek
because you, my dear, are my great consolation
I'M A GIRL LIKE A ROSE
I'm a girl like a rose
I don't want a drunkard for my husband
I want to have a husband
who will love me and who I will love too
Red flowers and white lily
give me, Lord God, a beautiful boyfriend.
I found myself a darling
a handsome bachelor
we walked in the grove together
with a large tarp for the grass
Rred flowers and white lily
give me, Lord God, a beautiful boyfriend.
As soon as we got to the grove
we reaped enough grass
the tarp was full of grass
the bed was ready for us
Red flowers and white lily
give me, Lord God, a beautiful boyfriend.
The stars were shining in the sky
and we kissed passionately
dew was falling from the sky
I fell asleep in the grove with my darling
Red flowers and thorny rose
thank you, God, for a good husband
If a girl spends the night in the grove
she should immediately prepare a dowry for herself
and with a dowry a cradle too
and a ring on her hand
Red flowers and thorny rose
thank you, God, for a good husband
LOVE
Love, love I gave
and my gentle hands too
I gave my whole self
only to you, my dear
Refrain
How much I love you
let your heart tell you
you are my joy
you always bring me happiness.
I just want to stay yours
while my heart is beating
my soul loves you
it lives only for you
Refrain
I desire sun's light
just for you and our years together
I will love you forever
because you are my happiness.
Refrain
AN APPLE HANGS, HANGS
An apple hangs, hangs, but it must fall
if a girl is beautiful, she must get married
Ivan, Ivan, I would love you
if my mother didn't beat me because of you
Because of you, she beat me and forbade me everything
so our love would last longer
Hanichko, Hanichko my dear quail
Don't listen to your mom, let me kiss your face
Celebration, celebration, people are celebrating
how do we find out what will happen to the two of us
an apple hangs, hangs but it does not fall
and that love of ours will wither forever
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