Szivaroztam (I Had A Cigar)

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Traditional Hungarian folk song from Kalotaszeg, a region with a Hungarian majority population in Transylvania, famous for its very rich folklore.
From the album This Way, Sweetheart!
Photo: lad's vest, shirt and hat Photo source
Song page on website


If you want to know more about Kalotaszeg, there is a good presentation on the website of Hungarian Museum of Ethnography: The Discovery of Kalotaszeg and the Beginnings of Hungarian Ethnography




Old house in Sztána (Stana) village in Kalotaszeg, photo from Panoramio (see also map)

Szöveg / Lyrics



Szivaroztam, megégettem a számat,
Odahaza más öleli a babámat,
Más öleli, másnak ül az ölébe,
Más leánynak kacsingat a szemébe.

Életembe' csak egyszer voltam boldog,
Akkor is a két szememből könny hullott,
Sírtam is én örömömbe', hogy szeret,
Bánatimba', hogy az enyém nem lehet.



I was having a cigar and burned my lips,
At home, another one is hugging my babe,
Another one is hugging him, he sits in another one's lap,
He is winking at another girl's eyes.

In my life, I have been happy only once,
Even then, tear was dripping from my two eyes,
I was crying with joy that he loved me,
And with sorrow that he couldn't be mine.

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More songs from the album This Way, Sweetheart: 
Salley Gardens
Piros alma (Red Apple)
Asiye
Széna, széna (Hay, Hay)
Madárka, madárka (Birdie, Birdie)
Rorogwela
Erre gyere, rózsám (This Way, Sweetheart)
Jaj, de sokat áztam-fáztam (Yay, I've Been Freezing)
A pünkösdi rózsa (The Peony)
Beli Buba, Beli


This song is part of Andrea's birthday wish

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