My Hungarian mother would sing a song to us as children ….

The first line of the song started “PeePee Madar …”

I know the first line is pronounced:

Peepee Madar; (wee bird) … ‘jetta ega’ ‘hosa’, ‘volta moldra’ ‘kesh kasemba’ ‘hosa’, …. , ‘aba kolba, aba kolba’ …

It’s about a little bird eating crumbs …

Do you know the rest of the lyrics in Hungarian & can you translate them into English for me?

Thank you so much for help!  Miha’ly (Mike)

If anyone can help with this song, please let us know in the comments below.

Thanks!

Mama Lisa

Here you can listen to an mp3 recording of the song as sung by Kállay Maris (pictured in the photo).  You can read along with the Hungarian lyrics followed by an English translation.

MP3 of A part alatt

A part alatt

A part alatt, a part alatt,
Három varjú kaszál, három varjú kaszál.
Róka gyűjti, Róka gyűjti,
Szúnyog kévét köti, szúnyog kévét köti.
Bolha ugrik, bolha ugrik,
Hányja a szekérre, hányja a szekérre.
Mén a szekér, mén a szekér,
Majd a malomba ér, majd a malomba ér.
A malomba, a malomba,
Három tarka macska, három tarka macska.
Egyik szitál, másik rostál,
Harmadik követ vág, harmadik követ vág.
Szürke szamár vizet hoz már,
Tekenőbe tölti, tekenőbe tölti.
Tehén dagaszt, tehén dagaszt,
Kemencébe rakja, kemencébe rakja.
Medve várja, medve várja,
Kisült-e a cipó, kisült-e a cipó.
Tyúk a cipót csipegeti,
Hangya morzsát szedi, hangya morzsát szedi.

By the Shore

By the shore, by the shore,
Three crows are harvesting, three crows are harvesting.
Fox gathers the wheat, fox gathers the wheat,
Mosquito makes haystacks, mosquito makes haystacks.
Flea is jumping, flea is jumping,
Springing it up into the wagon, springing it up into the wagon.
The wagon’s going, the wagon’s going,
It will reach the mill, it will reach the mill.
In the mill, in the mill,
There are three tabby cats, three tabby cats.
One is sieving, the other is sifting,
The third stone cuts, the third stone cuts.
Now a gray mule is bringing water,
Pouring it into the trough, pouring it into the trough.
Cow is kneading, cow is kneading,
Putting it in the oven, putting it in the oven.
Bear is waiting, bear is waiting,
Waiting for the loaf, waiting for the loaf.
Hen is pecking the loaf,
The ant is collecting crumbs, the ant is collecting crumbs.

Many thanks to Jack Tinker for sharing this song and to Kállay Maris for singing it for us.

Enjoy!

Mama Lisa

Hi Lisa,

I was hoping you can please help me. My grandmother used to sing me a Hungarian song when i was little. From what i remember it was about a truck of chickens, that were falling from the truck LOL

I know my spelling is way off but here it goes….

Devra sembra cana veni poikash cockash cana veni lushion cuchas ooh-kash ca-kash ke-who-lik-a-poi-kash ka-kash

Thank you very much!!

Deb

If anyone can help Deb, please comment below.

Thanks!

Mama Lisa