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Szőlőhegyen keresztül (1924)

Szőlőhegyen keresztül

Traditional

Szőlőhegyen keresztül

Men a leány öccsöstül,

Fehér nyaka gyöngyöstül,

Kezkenője csipkéstül.

Hej, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, din, din, don

Hej, Jancsika, Jancsika,

Mér nem nyőtté nagyobbra?

Nyőtté vóna nagyobbra,

Letté vóna katona.

Hej, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, din, din, don.

Through the vineyard

Anon.

Through the vineyard

The boy walks with his sister:

A necklace is around her white neck,

And she has a lace handkerchief.

Hej, ti-ni, din, don…

Hey, Jancsika, Jancsika,

Aren’t you growing taller?

You should have become bigger

So you could become a soldier.

Hej, ti-ni, din, don…

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Composer

Zoltán Kodály

Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.

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Poet

Traditional

Traditional

Translation:

Anon.

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Previously performed at:

18 Oct 2018: A Hungarian Songbook: Dorottya Láng & Sholto Kynoch

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