Szerelem, szerelem
Atkozott gyotrelem,
Mert nem viragoztal
Minden fa tetejen,
Minden fa tetejen,
Diofa levelen,
Hogy szakisztott volna
Minden leany s legeny.

Mer'en is szakisztottam,
S el is szalasztottam,
En is szakisztottam,
El is szalasztottam,
Ej, de meg szakisztanek,
Ha jora talalnek,
Ha jora, ha szepre,
Regi szeretomre.

S regi szeretomert
Mit nem cselekednek,
Tengerbol a vizet
Kanallal lemernem,
S a tenger fenekerol
Apro gyongyot szednek,
S regi szeretomnek
Gyongykoszorut kotnek.

Love, love Wretched anguish Why didn't you blossom On the top of each tree On the top of each tree On the leaf of a nut-tree Let each boy and girl Pluck you

'cause I've already plucked And also missed it, 'cause I've already plucked And also missed it. Ey, I would pluck again If I found a good one, A good one, a nice one, My old flame.

And for my old flame What I wouldn't do, The water out of a sea I would scoop with a spoon. And on the seabottom I would pick tiny pearls And for my old flame I would bind a pearl-wreath.