Hey, I have a fine steed | Hey, I have a fine steed that gives me a splendid ride

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Patrick John Corness

Ej, mám já koňa faku

Language: Slovak (Slovenčina)

Our translations: ENG

Ej, mám já koňa faku, co ma dobre nosí,
po horách, po dolách, po studenej rosi.

Ej, mal som síkorenku, zlámala si nožku:
podaj mi, má milá, čerstvej vody trošku.

Ej, mal som frajerečku ako iskerečku:
ale ma sklamala, strela v jej' srdečku!

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Ej, mám já koňa faku", op. 73 no. 4 (1886), published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from V národním tónu = Im Volkston. Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Antonín Dvořák.
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ENG English (Patrick John Corness) , "Hey, I have a fine steed", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 43

Hey, I have a fine steed

Language: English after the Slovak (Slovenčina)

Hey, I have a fine steed that gives me a splendid ride,
over hills, over dales, through the dew fresh and cold.

Hey, I had a chickadee, it broke its little leg:
give me, my dear, a little fresh water to drink.

Hey, I had a lady love who was bright as a spark:
but she let me down, for an arrow struck her heart!

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a text in Slovak (Slovenčina) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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This text was added to the website: 2024-05-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 65