L 245

II. Dance Songs, 8. Six-Florin Dance

Twenty Hungarian Folk Songs for voice and piano (1929; BB 98)

A cseroldalt összejártam,
Sehol párom nem találtam.
Ez a hatforintos nóta,
Kinek tetszik járja rëa.

Kinek nincsen hat forintja,
Erre bizony nem járhatja;
Hat forintját ki sajnálja,
Erre bizony ne is járja.

Eddig vendég jól mulattál,
Ha tetszenék, elindulnál!
Uccu gazda, kerülj botra,
A vendéget indítsd útra.

I have roamed the oak hill,
But nowhere did I find my mate.
This is the six-florin song,
Whoever likes it should dance to it.

Whoever has not six florins
Cannot dance to this;
Whoever grudges his six florins
Should not even dance to this.

So far, guest, you had a good time,
If you please you might start on your way!
Up, host, take to the stick,
Send the guest on his way.