Text & Translation
Az ördög elvitte a fináncot
Hungarian source:
János Arany
elvitte a fináncot,
és minden asszony így kiált:
"Belzebúb, éljen a táncod!"
Az ördög e tánccal oda van,
oda van a finánccal.
"Cefrét verünk, főzünk italt,
lakomát csapunk, nagy táncot:
Szépen köszönjük, hogy viszed,
Belzebúb, a fináncot!"
Az ördög...
The devil has taken away the taxman
English translation ©
Laurie Anne McGowan
he took the taxman away with him;
and all the women called out:
'Beelzebub, long live your dance!'
The devil is gone with his dance,
is gone with the taxman.
'We're mixing the mash, brewing the drink,
setting the banquet, dancing:
we are giving thanks, Beelzebub,
that you took the taxman with you!'
The devil is gone...
Az ördög elvitte a fináncot
Hungarian source:
János Arany
The devil has taken away the taxman
English source:
Laurie Anne McGowan
Jött az ördög hegedűszóval,
The devil came along playing the violin,
elvitte a fináncot,
he took the taxman away with him;
és minden asszony így kiált:
and all the women called out:
"Belzebúb, éljen a táncod!"
'Beelzebub, long live your dance!'
Az ördög e tánccal oda van,
The devil is gone with his dance,
oda van a finánccal.
is gone with the taxman.
"Cefrét verünk, főzünk italt,
'We're mixing the mash, brewing the drink,
lakomát csapunk, nagy táncot:
setting the banquet, dancing:
Szépen köszönjük, hogy viszed,
we are giving thanks, Beelzebub,
Belzebúb, a fináncot!"
that you took the taxman with you!'
Az ördög...
The devil is gone...
Composer
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music.
Poet
János Arany
János Arany was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He wrote over 102 ballads, which have been translated into over 50 languages.