Zsombó, Hungary
Hej Dunáról fúj a szél // Hey, the wind's blowing from the Danube
A lyrical song from Transdanubia.
Nox is a Hungarian band which mixes traditional Hungarian music with more modern sounds. They have released 7 albums. The band has 2 fixed members - Szilvia Péter Szabó and Tamás Nagy. Szilvia was brought up in Forráskút, which is the neighbouring village to Zsombó.
Lyrics
Hej, Dunáról fúj a szél,
Szegény embert mindig ér,
Dunáról fúj a szél.
Ha Dunáról nem fújna,
Ilyen hideg se volna,
Dunáról fúj a szél.
Hej, Jancsika, Jancsika,
Mért nem nőttél nagyobbra?
Dunáról fúj a szél.
Nőttél volna nagyobbra,
Lettél volna katona,
Dunáról fúj a szél.
Lyrics in English
Hey, the wind is blowing from the Danube,
the poor man is living happily,
the wind is blowing from the Danube,
If it was not blowing from the Danube,
it would not be this cold,
the wind is blowing from the Danube.
Hey, Jancsika*, Jancsika,
you should have grown much taller,
the wind is blowing from the Danube,
If you had grown taller,
you could have been a soldier,
the wind is blowing from the Danube.
*Jancsika is a name meaning little Johnny