Text & Translation
Szőlőhegyen keresztül
Hungarian source:
Traditional
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
English translation ©
Anon.
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…
Szőlőhegyen keresztül
Hungarian source:
Traditional
Through the vineyard
English source:
Anon.
Szőlőhegyen keresztül
Through the vineyard
Men a leány öccsöstül,
The boy walks with his sister:
Fehér nyaka gyöngyöstül,
A necklace is around her white neck,
Kezkenője csipkéstül.
And she has a lace handkerchief.
Hej, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, din, din, don
Hej, ti-ni, din, don…
Hej, Jancsika, Jancsika,
Hey, Jancsika, Jancsika,
Mér nem nyőtté nagyobbra?
Aren’t you growing taller?
Nyőtté vóna nagyobbra,
You should have become bigger
Letté vóna katona.
So you could become a soldier.
Hej, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, ti-ni, din, din, don.
Hej, ti-ni, din, don…
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. Information from Wikipedia. Read more here.
Poet
Traditional
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