L 19

9. Még azt mondják

Hungarian Folk Songs, Volume II for voice and piano (1906–1907; BB 43)

Source of the melody:

Collecting:
Kibéd (Maros-Torda County; now: Chibed, Romania), July 1904, Béla Bartók
Informant:
Lidi Dósa (18)
Performance:
voice
Ethnicity:
Hungarian

Source of the words:

Recording:
MH_0993b
Collecting:
Felsőireg (Tolna County; now: Iregszemcse), April 1907, Béla Bartók
Informant:
Etel Németh (ca 18)
Performance:
voice
Ethnicity:
Hungarian

Még azt mondják sej haj, iciny-piciny az én
babám.
Ha táncolok véle, nem is illik ő énhozzám.
Tyuhaj nem is bánom akármilyen iciny-piciny vagy,
Nagy az én szerelmem, így is ugy is az enyém vagy.

People are saying, hey-ho, that teeny-tiny is my sweetheart.
When I dance with her, we do not even match.
Heya-hey, I could not care less how teeny-tiny you may be,
Great is my love for you, you are mine either way.