DLXXXIV. BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1945)
1927
His last song cycle of folksongs.
00:00 1. In prison
All people live fortunately
Only I live so bitterly
I bow my head quietly
And so I weep bitterly
Never has a new day yet dawned
Without my tears dripping to the ground
They drop to the ground, drop into my lap
They drop in my sorrowful breast
My room is vaulted
Not even does the moon shine upon me
How then should the rays of the bright sun
Shine on my faded cheeks!
I would never have thought
That a prison should impair my sight
That it should fade away my red cheeks
And wear off my curling hair
Do not weep, my dear wife
Do not sob my dear child!
God will provide for you
I will yet be released from here.
03:52 2. Old lament
I am as lonely as the bough along the road
Which everyone stumbles into and cuts off
The destiny of my life now is just the same
Because it is interwoven with thorny grief
I began to whither like the rose in autumn
Who has no patron ever anywhere
I will keep going under the firmament
Until I get rest under the black earth
06:37 3. The fugitive
You woods, dales and narrow groves
I have often wandered among you
I have wandered with the wild beasts
I have wept with the little birds
You would think it is raining
But only my eyes shed tears
My eyes are full of tears, my cheeks are wet
And all this for you, dearest
The rose is blooming in the valleys
Rain pours from the skies
And I, by myself, in such loneliness
How shall I live without you!
08:59 4. Herdsman's song
When I was a hards-boy
I drove the cattle afield
I drove the cattle afield
And fell asleep beside the cattle
I fell asleep beside the cattle
And was left all to myself
When I awoke around midnight
Not one head of cattle did I find in its place
I roamed through all my dwellings
My dwellings and the fields
Yet I did not find my cattle
Only my brown dove
11:01 5. Slow Dance
I wanted to find out
If one was allowed to love another's woman, oh, woe
I made inquiries, but it is forbidden
Thus my heart remains in mourning
Thus my heart remains in mourning, oh, oh, woe
Oh, dear God let me live to see
That I can live with whom I love, oh, oh, woe
If you don't let me live to see this
Then, dear God rather take me away
Then, dear God rather take me away, oh, oh, woe, woe
13.57 6. Fast Dance
Do not grieve, godmother
If only God gives us rye
We shall drink the juice of the rye
And we shall praise the name of the Lord
The devil would have taken me
Had there not been half a litre measure
The half litre measure was found
And the devil left me alone
Take care, old woman
That the devil should not catch you
To dress you into a buffalo hide
And lead you to hell
The devil shouldn't lead you to hell
Hey-ho!
15:21 7. Swineherd's Dance
The swineherd can be told by his gait
The swineherd can be told by his gait
By his laced sandal and his knapsack-hem
By his laced sandal and his knapsack-hem
The sow with her nine pigs got lost
The sow with her nine pigs got lost
The swineherd went after her with his empty knapsack
The swineherd went after her with his empty knapsack
Get out, sow, get out of the wheat, don't eat the wheat
Get out, sow, get out of the wheat, don't eat the wheat
Because wheat is dear, they ask a a high price for it
Because wheat is dear, they ask a a high price for it
The swineherd can be told by his gait
By his laced sandal and his knapsack-hem
He ties his sandals up on a golden ring
And blows his pipe for a sad song.
17:21 8. Six-Florin Dance
I have roamed the oak hill
But nowhere did I find my mate
This is the six-florin song
Whoever likes it should dance to it, should dance to it
Whoever has no six florins
Cannot dance to this
Whoever grudges his six florins
Should not even dance to this, should not dance to this
So far you had a good time, guest
If you please you might start on your way!
Up, host, take to the stick
Put the guest on his way
Hey,
Whoever has no six florins
Cannot dance to this, to this!
19:19 9. The Shepherd
Has there ever been such a shepherd
Has there ever been such a shepherd
Hey, ho, tilarra
Hey, ho, tilarra
Who could save
Who could save
The lambs from the wolves
The lambs from the wolves?
Have there been any wolves
Have there been any wolves?
Hey, surely not angels
Hey, surely not angels
Have they taken away lambs
Have they taken away lambs?
Hey, they surely did not bring any
Hey, they surely did not bring any
Did their blood flow away
Did their blood flow away?
Hey, surely not their milk
Hey, surely not their milk
Has there ever been such a shepherd
Who could save
The lambs from the wolves?
21:41 10. Joking Song
Two farthings I had
Two farthings I had
I had, I had
I bought wheat with them
I bought wheat with them
With them, with them
I took it to the mill
I took it to the mill
To the mill, the mill
I gave it to the miller
I gave it to the miller
To the miller, miller
He milled the wheat
He milled the wheat
The wheat, the wheat, the wheat
I took home the flour
And baked pretzels with it
The children have eaten them
23:43 11. Nuptial Serenade 1
Bay filly, wearing a bell
Wherever are we going on it?
Huzhedare, huzhedom
We shall go somewhere
To the yard of Róza Kocsis
Huzhedare, huzhedom
We look in through the window
Who is playing cards at the table?
Huzhedare, huzhedom
Jani Kovács is playing cards there
Róza Kocsis is combing her hair
Huzhedare, huzhedom
I am pretty Jani, aren't I
I am just meant for you
Huzhedare, huzhedom
25:32 12. Nuptial Serenade 2
The light is burning at the Virág's
They are roasting the fried frog
Buzz, boom, buzz, boom
Recefice boom boom boom
Gábor Váci made a grab
He munched a frog leg
Buzz, boom, buzz, boom
Recefice boom boom boom
Mihály Puskás arrived too late
He was only left the bottom
He was only left the bottom
Buzz, boom, buzz, boom, buzz, boom
Recefice boom boom boom
27:10 13. Dialogue Song
Don't leave me, my angel, I grow old
My legs won't carry me, I grow ill
You be my support, don't be without me
Believe my complaints
I shall not leave, my angel, I shall not leave you
Your legs won't carry you, you grow old
I shall be your support, I shall not be without you
I believe your complaints
My rose, I won't leave you!
30:42 14. Lament
My darling is very ill
Perhaps she will die
Perhaps she will die
If she does not die, she will have pains
This will also be my grief
If she does not die, she will have pains
This will also be my grief
Of your grave illness
Give me some too
Give me some too
Let us feel it both
Let me feel it too
Let us feel it both
Let me feel it too
32:26 15. Drinking Song
Oh, my dear pint bottle
I doff my fur cap to you
Wherever I see a pretty girl I greet her
I drink so much that I moan from it
I had three farthings, I buried them
My throat grew dry, I unburied them
This comes of always drinking wine
Until one is carried to the graveyard
This comes of always drinking wine
Until one is carried to the graveyard
33:53 16. Oh, my dear mother
00:00 1. In prison
All people live fortunately
Only I live so bitterly
I bow my head quietly
And so I weep bitterly
Never has a new day yet dawned
Without my tears dripping to the ground
They drop to the ground, drop into my lap
They drop in my sorrowful breast
My room is vaulted
Not even does the moon shine upon me
How then should the rays of the bright sun
Shine on my faded cheeks!
I would never have thought
That a prison should impair my sight
That it should fade away my red cheeks
And wear off my curling hair
Do not weep, my dear wife
Do not sob my dear child!
God will provide for you
I will yet be released from here.
03:52 2. Old lament
I am as lonely as the bough along the road
Which everyone stumbles into and cuts off
The destiny of my life now is just the same
Because it is interwoven with thorny grief
I began to whither like the rose in autumn
Who has no patron ever anywhere
I will keep going under the firmament
Until I get rest under the black earth
06:37 3. The fugitive
You woods, dales and narrow groves
I have often wandered among you
I have wandered with the wild beasts
I have wept with the little birds
You would think it is raining
But only my eyes shed tears
My eyes are full of tears, my cheeks are wet
And all this for you, dearest
The rose is blooming in the valleys
Rain pours from the skies
And I, by myself, in such loneliness
How shall I live without you!
08:59 4. Herdsman's song
When I was a hards-boy
I drove the cattle afield
I drove the cattle afield
And fell asleep beside the cattle
I fell asleep beside the cattle
And was left all to myself
When I awoke around midnight
Not one head of cattle did I find in its place
I roamed through all my dwellings
My dwellings and the fields
Yet I did not find my cattle
Only my brown dove
11:01 5. Slow Dance
I wanted to find out
If one was allowed to love another's woman, oh, woe
I made inquiries, but it is forbidden
Thus my heart remains in mourning
Thus my heart remains in mourning, oh, oh, woe
Oh, dear God let me live to see
That I can live with whom I love, oh, oh, woe
If you don't let me live to see this
Then, dear God rather take me away
Then, dear God rather take me away, oh, oh, woe, woe
13.57 6. Fast Dance
Do not grieve, godmother
If only God gives us rye
We shall drink the juice of the rye
And we shall praise the name of the Lord
The devil would have taken me
Had there not been half a litre measure
The half litre measure was found
And the devil left me alone
Take care, old woman
That the devil should not catch you
To dress you into a buffalo hide
And lead you to hell
The devil shouldn't lead you to hell
Hey-ho!
15:21 7. Swineherd's Dance
The swineherd can be told by his gait
The swineherd can be told by his gait
By his laced sandal and his knapsack-hem
By his laced sandal and his knapsack-hem
The sow with her nine pigs got lost
The sow with her nine pigs got lost
The swineherd went after her with his empty knapsack
The swineherd went after her with his empty knapsack
Get out, sow, get out of the wheat, don't eat the wheat
Get out, sow, get out of the wheat, don't eat the wheat
Because wheat is dear, they ask a a high price for it
Because wheat is dear, they ask a a high price for it
The swineherd can be told by his gait
By his laced sandal and his knapsack-hem
He ties his sandals up on a golden ring
And blows his pipe for a sad song.
17:21 8. Six-Florin Dance
I have roamed the oak hill
But nowhere did I find my mate
This is the six-florin song
Whoever likes it should dance to it, should dance to it
Whoever has no six florins
Cannot dance to this
Whoever grudges his six florins
Should not even dance to this, should not dance to this
So far you had a good time, guest
If you please you might start on your way!
Up, host, take to the stick
Put the guest on his way
Hey,
Whoever has no six florins
Cannot dance to this, to this!
19:19 9. The Shepherd
Has there ever been such a shepherd
Has there ever been such a shepherd
Hey, ho, tilarra
Hey, ho, tilarra
Who could save
Who could save
The lambs from the wolves
The lambs from the wolves?
Have there been any wolves
Have there been any wolves?
Hey, surely not angels
Hey, surely not angels
Have they taken away lambs
Have they taken away lambs?
Hey, they surely did not bring any
Hey, they surely did not bring any
Did their blood flow away
Did their blood flow away?
Hey, surely not their milk
Hey, surely not their milk
Has there ever been such a shepherd
Who could save
The lambs from the wolves?
21:41 10. Joking Song
Two farthings I had
Two farthings I had
I had, I had
I bought wheat with them
I bought wheat with them
With them, with them
I took it to the mill
I took it to the mill
To the mill, the mill
I gave it to the miller
I gave it to the miller
To the miller, miller
He milled the wheat
He milled the wheat
The wheat, the wheat, the wheat
I took home the flour
And baked pretzels with it
The children have eaten them
23:43 11. Nuptial Serenade 1
Bay filly, wearing a bell
Wherever are we going on it?
Huzhedare, huzhedom
We shall go somewhere
To the yard of Róza Kocsis
Huzhedare, huzhedom
We look in through the window
Who is playing cards at the table?
Huzhedare, huzhedom
Jani Kovács is playing cards there
Róza Kocsis is combing her hair
Huzhedare, huzhedom
I am pretty Jani, aren't I
I am just meant for you
Huzhedare, huzhedom
25:32 12. Nuptial Serenade 2
The light is burning at the Virág's
They are roasting the fried frog
Buzz, boom, buzz, boom
Recefice boom boom boom
Gábor Váci made a grab
He munched a frog leg
Buzz, boom, buzz, boom
Recefice boom boom boom
Mihály Puskás arrived too late
He was only left the bottom
He was only left the bottom
Buzz, boom, buzz, boom, buzz, boom
Recefice boom boom boom
27:10 13. Dialogue Song
Don't leave me, my angel, I grow old
My legs won't carry me, I grow ill
You be my support, don't be without me
Believe my complaints
I shall not leave, my angel, I shall not leave you
Your legs won't carry you, you grow old
I shall be your support, I shall not be without you
I believe your complaints
My rose, I won't leave you!
30:42 14. Lament
My darling is very ill
Perhaps she will die
Perhaps she will die
If she does not die, she will have pains
This will also be my grief
If she does not die, she will have pains
This will also be my grief
Of your grave illness
Give me some too
Give me some too
Let us feel it both
Let me feel it too
Let us feel it both
Let me feel it too
32:26 15. Drinking Song
Oh, my dear pint bottle
I doff my fur cap to you
Wherever I see a pretty girl I greet her
I drink so much that I moan from it
I had three farthings, I buried them
My throat grew dry, I unburied them
This comes of always drinking wine
Until one is carried to the graveyard
This comes of always drinking wine
Until one is carried to the graveyard
33:53 16. Oh, my dear mother
Hey, mother, dear mother
Gather my mourning clothes for me
Gather them and hang them on the nail, hey, hey
For three full years I won't put them on my body
Gather them and hang them on the nail, hey, hey
For three full years I won't put them on my body
35:10 17. Ripening cherries
The cherry is ripening
I shall take some to my sweetheart
I shall take some, hey, to my sweetheart
If she is ill she should get well from them
I shall take some, hey, to my sweetheart
If she is ill she should get well from them
35:55 18. Long ago at Dobosz
In Doboz, n Doboz the snow fell long ago
I thought my little darling, the horse fell with you
Your right arm got broken, what will you embrace me with
My dear, beloved little darling, I cannot be yours
Your right arm got broken, what will you embrace me with!
My dear, beloved little darling, I cannot be yours
37:53 19. Yellow cornstalk
Yellow maize stalk
You have remained unhoed
Blond youth, brown girl
You have remained unembraced, unkissed
Blond youth, brown girl
You have remained unembraced, unkissed
38:34 20. Wheat, wheat
Wheat, wheat, wheat, what a fine strip of wheat
With two lavenders, hey, hey, in the middle
Who will harvest it when I march away?
Don't forsake me, sweetheart, my heart aches so for you!
Who will harvest it when I march away?
Don't forsake me, sweetheart, my heart aches so for you!
Gather my mourning clothes for me
Gather them and hang them on the nail, hey, hey
For three full years I won't put them on my body
Gather them and hang them on the nail, hey, hey
For three full years I won't put them on my body
35:10 17. Ripening cherries
The cherry is ripening
I shall take some to my sweetheart
I shall take some, hey, to my sweetheart
If she is ill she should get well from them
I shall take some, hey, to my sweetheart
If she is ill she should get well from them
35:55 18. Long ago at Dobosz
In Doboz, n Doboz the snow fell long ago
I thought my little darling, the horse fell with you
Your right arm got broken, what will you embrace me with
My dear, beloved little darling, I cannot be yours
Your right arm got broken, what will you embrace me with!
My dear, beloved little darling, I cannot be yours
37:53 19. Yellow cornstalk
Yellow maize stalk
You have remained unhoed
Blond youth, brown girl
You have remained unembraced, unkissed
Blond youth, brown girl
You have remained unembraced, unkissed
38:34 20. Wheat, wheat
Wheat, wheat, wheat, what a fine strip of wheat
With two lavenders, hey, hey, in the middle
Who will harvest it when I march away?
Don't forsake me, sweetheart, my heart aches so for you!
Who will harvest it when I march away?
Don't forsake me, sweetheart, my heart aches so for you!
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