Wasn't that hard to find, Piroska and Les, when almost the full first line was quoted! :-) I also don't need the melody, because I know that too! ;-) Eltörött a kávés csésze. Édesanyám megvert érte. Nem ért annyit az a csésze, mint amennyit kaptam érte Joe Equinunk, PA - USA jjarfas@verizon.net P.S. If you want translation try google first! =-O Laszlo (Les) Josa wrote: >Piroska posted this on the MAGYAR FAMILY site at www.myfamily.com so I >thought maybe somebody here can remember this song >Piroska try this website to see if you can find it >http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=281&t=ec&c=44 > >Laszlo (Les) Josa > > >Piroska wrote: >My father used to sing a Hungarian children's song to my little brother, and >I can't get the melody out of my head. I never learned the song, and I don't >speak Hungarian, but the first line (phonetically--please forgive spelling) >is something like this: El torot a kave csesze, ____ anyam erte. I know it's >not much to go by, but maybe someone recalls a little song like this? I >tried googling, went to many sites that had children's songs, but I've not >found it yet. My father was born in Szabolc county, if that helps at all. I >imagine different areas had their own folk songs. If anyone can give any >more clues, I'd be so grateful. Or if anyone knows of a site that has >children's songs, even... Thanks in advance. Piroska >