1.
Sej arpa, arpa, arpa,
De szep tabla arpa,
Kozepeben egy magas diofa,
:|| Diofara ra-ra-raszalott a csoka,
Sej engem edesanyam tanitott a csokra. ||:

Oh, barley, barley, barley,
What a nice field of barley,
With a tall walnut tree in the middle,
:|| The crow landed on it,
Oh, my mother taught me how to kiss.||:

2.
Istenem, Istenem, de meg ostoroztal,
Paros eletemtol de elvalasztottal,
:|| Valassz el istenem a sok irigyemtol,
Ha elvalasztottal a kedves szeretomtol. ||:

God, God, you hit me with your lash so bad,
You separated me from my love life,
:|| Separate me from the envious,
Since you separated me from my lover. ||:

3.
Jeges kutostoron nem lehet vizet huzni,
Mas falusi legenyt nem lehet megolelni,
:|| Olelni akarom, de nem hajlik oda a karom,
Csokolni akarom, de nem az en galambom. ||:

It is impossible to pull water out of the frozen spring,
It is impossible to hug another guy from the village,
:|| I want to hug (him), but my arms cannot reach (him),
I want to kiss (him), but it isn't my pigeon(=he isn't my lover) ||:

4.
Jol tudod ki vagyok, a hazatok elott jarok,
Megis a nevemet mastol tudakolod,
:|| Ne tudakold a nevemet piros bagi legeny mastol,
Gyere el estere ne valjunk el egymastol. ||:

You know well who I am, I pass in front of your house (all the time),
Even though you ask someone else what my name is,
:|| Red guy from Bag don't ask my name from someone else,
Come tonight and lets not brake up. ||: