Translation by Victor Lanyí (1889 - 1962)
Pri neveste
Language: Slovak (Slovenčina)
Chosen for Diff
Letia pávy, letia, Drobnô peria tratia, Devča si ho sbiera Mesto svojho peria. Sbieraj siho, sbieraj, ej, Veďti treba bude, Janikovo líčko Na ňom líhať bude.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945), "Pri neveste", Sz. 78 no. 2, from Falun (Dedinské scény) = Village scenes, no. 2, also set in Hungarian (Magyar) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Hungarian (Magyar), a translation by Victor Lanyí (1889 - 1962) ; composed by Béla Bartók.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 26
A menyasszonynál
Language: Hungarian (Magyar)  after the Slovak (Slovenčina)
Our translations: FRE
Chosen for Diff
Száll a páva, száll, száll, hej, tollát elhullajtja, szőke kis lány gyűjti patyolat vánkosba. Szedd fel kislány, szedd fel, hej, szükséged lesz rája, azon fog nyugodni a babád orcája.
Text Authorship:
- by Victor Lanyí (1889 - 1962) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Slovak (Slovenčina) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945), "A menyasszonynál", Sz. 78 no. 2, from Falun (Dedinské scény) = Village scenes, no. 2, also set in Slovak (Slovenčina) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , " Pour la mariée", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Erkki Pullinen
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 29