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

Thank you so much, Laszlo. I went to Mamalisa's site, and listened to all the songs...but it wasn't there. I see, though, that there are many others like me, who remember bits and pieces of songs sung long ago... Piroska. PS--I did write the notes down of the melody, after figuring it out on an online virtual piano. Then I wrote the notes on an online music writing program, which turns the song into a midi file. So if anyone wants to hear it, please email me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laszlo (Les) Josa" <lesjosa@bellsouth.net> To: <hungary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:43 PM Subject: [HUNGARY] hungarian children songs > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message