by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by János Arany (1817 - 1882)

The deil's awa wi' the Exciseman
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
The deil cam fiddlin thro' the town,
And danc'd awa wi' th' Exciseman;
And ilka wife cries, auld Mahoun,
I wish you luck o' the prize, man.
Chorus
  The deil 's awa the deil 's awa
  The deil 's awa wi' th' Exciseman,
  He 's danc'd awa he 's danc'd awa
  He 's danc'd awa wi' the' Exciseman.

We'll mak our maut and we'll brew our drink,
We'll laugh, sing, and rejoice, man;
And mony braw thanks to the meikle black deil,
That danc'd awa wi' th' Exciseman.
  (Chorus)

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Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The deil's awa wi' the Exciseman"

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Az ördög elvitte a fináncot
 (Sung text for setting by G. Ligeti)
 See original
Language: Hungarian (Magyar)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Jött az ördög hegedűszóval,
elvitte a fináncot,
és minden asszony így kiált:
"Belzebúb, éljen a táncod!"
Chorus
  Az ördög, az ördög,
  az ördög e tánccal
  oda van, oda van
  oda van a finánccal.

"Cefrét verünk, főzünk italt,
lakomát csapunk, nagy táncot:
Szépen köszönjük,  ... 
hogy viszed, Belzebúb, a fináncot!"
  (Chorus)

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Text Authorship:

  • by János Arany (1817 - 1882), "Az ördög elvitte a fináncot"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 19
Word count: 74