Jaj, de sokat áztam-fáztam (Yay, I've Been Freezing)

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Hungarian folk song from Áj (Háj) village in Eastern Slovakia (Map), from the album This Way, Sweetheart!
Photo: Andrea Gerak
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View of the village, photo source

Listen to a dance version of an earlier vocal recording of this song, which has been #2 on SoundClick World Fusion Chart, by Cambridge 2003 feat. José Aurelio Ferrández (duduk) and Edgar Molina (percussions)

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Jaj, de sokat áztam-fáztam,
Mikor kapud előtt álltam.
De már mostan megmelegszem,
Fehér dunnád alá fekszem.

Isten áldjon meg kendteket,
Ti csucsomi legényeket,
De azt se nem mindegyiket,
Csak akik engem szerettek.

Jaj, de csalárd ez a kakas,
Éjfélt kiált, hajnal hasad.
Szívem alól foly a patak,
Jaj, de jó legénynek adtak.


Yay, I've been freezing so much
When I was standind in front of your door.
But now I will warm up,
I will lay under your white duvet.

God bless you,
You boys from Csucsom,
But not all of you,
Only those who have loved me.

Yay, this cock is cheating,
It cries Midnight, when the dawn is coming,
A stream is flowing from my heart,
Yay, I've been given to such a good boy.

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A pünkösdi rózsa (The Peony)
Beli Buba, Beli


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A pünkösdi rózsa (The Peony)

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Hungarian csángó folk song from Moldva (the Romanian part of ancient Moldavia, see Map), from the album This Way, Sweetheart!
Photo: Bob Gutowski
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Andrea Gerak performs this song at the County Governor's Residence in Malmö, 2009 Dec 8, Road To Copenhagen Conference
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House in Magyarfalu (Gaiceana-Arini) in Moldva, photo by Andrea Gerak

Szöveg / Lyrics



A pünkösdi rózsa nyárba virágozik,
Az én édesem is akkor házasodik,
Akkor házasodik.

Vaj egyél, vaj igyál, vaj megházasodjál,
Más ember ajtaján ne orcátlankodjál,
Ne orcátlankodjál!

Sem eszem, sem iszom, meg sem házasodom,
Más ember ajtaján nem orcátlankodom,
Nem orcátlankodom.

Szeretlek, szeretlek, csak ne mondd senkinek,
Míg a templom földjén fektetve nem visznek,
Fektetve nem visznek.

Szerelem, szerelem, átkozott gyötrelem,
Mért nem virágoztál minden faleleven,
Minden falevelen?

Minden fa levelén, minden bokor alján,
Hogy szakisztott vóna minden legény s leány,
Minden legény s leány.

Mer' én szakisztottam, el is szalasztottam,
Szelíd galamb helyett vadgalambot fogtam,
Vadgalambot fogtam.



The peony blossoms in the summer,
And that is when my sweetie gets married,
That's when he gets married.

Either eat, either drink, either get married,
Don't be bold-faced at others doors,
Don't be boldfaced.

I don't eat, I don't drink, I don't get married either,
I am not bold-faced at others doors,
I am not bold-faced.

I love you, I love you, but don't tell it to anyone,
Till they carry me laid out on the church's ground,
Till they carry me laid out.

Love, love, wretched anguish
Why didn't you blossom on the leaves of every tree,
On the leaves of every tree?

On the leaves of every tree, at the bottom of every bush,
Let each lad and girl pluck you,
Every lad and girl.

'Cause I've already plucked one but missed it,
Instead of a tame dove, I caught a wild one,
I caught a wild one.


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More songs from the album This Way, Sweetheart: 
Jaj, de sokat áztam-fáztam (Yay, I've been freezing)
Beli Buba, Beli


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Beli Buba, Beli

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Last track of the album This Way, Sweetheart!
Lullaby from Magyarszovat (Suatu), a village in Transylvania with mostly Hungarian inhabitants (Map)
Photo: from Andrea's family album
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Magyarszovát, Unitarian Church Photo from Panoramio

Watch YouTube videos with great folk music and dances from Magyarszovát

Szöveg / Lyrics



Beli buba, beli, beli, kicsi kutyasággal teli,
Beli buba a párnára, kicsi kutya a szalmára,
Beli buba, beli, beli, kicsi kutyasággal teli,
Beli buba a párnára, kicsi kutya a szalmára,
Aj-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Beli buba, nincsen papa, elment tátá a malomba,
Hazahozza a lisztecskét, abból sütünk perececskét,
Beli buba, beli, beli, kicsi kutyasággal teli,
Beli buba a párnára, kicsi kutya a szalmára,
Aj-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

S a mamája elringassa, szépen álmodozni hagyja,
Álmodj szépet, álmodj jót, aranydiót, mogyorót,
Beli buba, beli, beli, kicsi kutyasággal teli,
Beli buba a párnára, kicsi kutya a szalmára,
Aj-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la.



Beli buba, beli, beli, little mischievous,
Beli buba, onto the pillow, little puppy onto the pallet,
Beli buba, beli, beli, little mischievous,
Beli buba, onto the pillow, little puppy onto the pallet,
Ay-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Beli buba, there's no Papa, he's gone to the mill,
He brings home the flour, we'll bake bretzel with it,
Beli buba, beli, beli, little mischievous,
Beli buba, onto the pillow, little puppy onto the pallet,
Ay-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Her Mama is nestling her, lets her dream away,
Dream nice, dream good, golden walnuts, hazelnuts,
Beli buba, beli, beli, little mischievous,
Beli buba, onto the pillow, little puppy onto the pallet,
Ay-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

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More songs from the album This Way, Sweetheart: 
Jaj, de sokat áztam-fáztam (Yay, I've been freezing)
A pünkösdi rózsa (The Peony)


Andrea's birthday wish
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This Way, Sweetheart! - Released

The first buyers already got Andrea Gerak's second acapella solo CD, with mostly Hungarian folk songs and an Irish, a Turkish and a Solomon Islands traditional tune, and the album is now available for download as well.

It's been more than eleven years now that Andrea recorded her first album, Madárka, madárka (Little Birdie), and the haunting Hungarian folk songs are still flying around the world, giving joy to listeners and being downloaded on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Last FM and other music sites, the CDs travel continents.

With a few thousand singing hours, more versatile vocal technique and performing skills, extended repertoire and intense life experiences under Andrea's belt since then, the time was well ripe for a new release.

For many listeners loved the idea of having a voice only album, here is another one: the new album This Way, Sweetheart! features some of Andrea's most successful acapella songs, those that have become standard pieces of her performances through the years, as well as new favorites.

The songs tell us about various stages and emotional aspects of love, the meaning of one's homeland, and we also find soothing lullabies on the album.

"All these are traditional folk songs, old melodies, yet several of them reflect the exact situations in my life right now...", says the singer. "Since a long time I wanted to make another CD with my voice only, because I believe that the human voice is the most perfect music instrument: you don't need to carry big cases, spend a fortune on an excellent quality piece, it will not get lost or robbed from you, and what is most important: you don't need to use any physical object as a via, to communicate feelings and stories with your songs. In an ideal case for a live concert at a place with brilliant acoustics, you don't even need a microphone - what you scream and shout, lull and whisper, hum and chant, will be carried to the listeners only by air. And this is probably what I like most when I perform: to convey a piece of my soul to others, with as less things in between us as possible. Therefore I would like to give the feeling that on this album, I am there in your room when you want to chill out, or walking in the forest with you, sitting on a rock by the sea, laying in the grass and watching the clouds, standing on a mountain top, and I would just sing for you...


All I wanted with this CD was to try and see how can one communicate through these old songs, in their purest simplicity. No fancy effects, no lines recorded twenty times - just as you were here with me and I would sing for you, all the things I have to say.


Feelings of love, happiness, joy, sorrow and longing were the same in 1809 as they are today, in 2009..."

17 tracks, total time 45:24
Recorded in November 2009, Eskilstuna (Sweden), at fortissimo CD production


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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Andrea Gerak with
a song: Yay, I've Been Freezing
a podcast: Electrical Language #193
and a few thoughts: Lonely Christmas, Lovely




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Concert video: A pünkösdi rózsa (The Peony)

Andrea performing a song from the upcoming album This Way, Sweetheart!

She sang for the event Road To Copenhagen, together with Ewa Wikström and Julien Matei. This song was her solo part.


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Andrea Gerak replaces the opera star

The Hungarian singer was asked by organizers of  a Copenhagen Climate Conference event to open a 2-day convention, Road To Copenhagen. Andrea delivers a show together with a young Swedish collegue Ewa Wikström and Romanian composer Julien Matei. The two ladies will sing pieces of Matei who will play the piano. Their short concert is to greet the three co-chairs of the conference and provide a high spirit kick-off for the event.

For the Tuesday evening cultural program and coctail, world star opera diva Barbara Hendricks was expected in the Council Chamber of Malmö City Hall, but she is not able to perform, due to her upcoming concert in France. Thus the Matei-Gerak-Wikström trio gives a longer program for the attendees before the gala dinner, performing together as well as each artist solo.     

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Songs from the new album This Way, Sweetheart!

The first few songs from the new album This Way, Sweetheart! are uploaded on the website:

1.Jaj, de sokat aztam-faztam (Yay, I've been freezing)
5. Erre gyere, rozsam (This Way, Sweetheart!)
12. Szivaroztam (I Had A Cigar)
15. Asiye
16. Rorogwela

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