Ballada [English translation]

Two birds are flying in the sky,

One at daytime, the other at night,

The girl swallow in bright light,

The boy hawk in dark night,

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa

Cursed two birds,

They only see each other for a minute,

As soon as the Moon changes the Sun,

He and his couple change.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa

The swallow glides on the winds,

Gold ring sparkles on her leg,

Envious crows attack her,

They take away her beautiful ring,

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa

She's falling, her wings plowing the sky,

Her sweetheart runs after her,

By dropping her feathers one by one,

She shows her couple the way.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa

The lad follows her trail,

He finds her in the water of the Rába,

He takes out her trembling body,

She wraps her in his white shirt.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa

The sun dries her shaggy feather,

She's looking at the chosen of her heart,

She swears to earth and sky,

She even goes into the death for him.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa

Ivys and wild roses

Slowly wrap their bodies around,

Yet their love isn't dead,

Their pure souls took wing.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa

The sound of the Osijek bell

Still rings,

Two birds became each others,

No one can curse them.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-naaa