[Intro] [A church bell tolling slowly; a crowd murmuring far away; fire crackling, small at first; a slow circling minor string ostinato, cello and viola; deep room hum] [Verse 1] [Young female voice, soft, clear, spoken, gentle, almost wondering, close and dry, over strings and the bell] Reggel még kenyeret vittem az öreg Mártonnak. Délben már kötél volt a kezemen. Azt mondták, a tehén miattam apadt el. Én csak megsimogattam. [Chorus] [Low male chant choir, sung, hard, solemn, one line, the crowd and the priests, cathedral reverb; a slow frame drum; the fire louder] Égjen, égjen, tisztuljon a város Égjen, égjen, tisztuljon a város [Verse 2] [Female voice, spoken, still soft, a little confused; a wordless female contralto begins far above her, like another self] A pap kérdezte, kivel háltam az erdőben. Senkivel. Gombát szedtem. Anyám sírt, apám nem jött ki a házból. A szomszéd hozta a rőzsét. Tavaly én vittem neki levest. [Chorus] [Male chant choir louder, the crowd joining, stamping; the contralto wails wordless above; strings swell; one guitar chord stab with feedback after the last line] Égjen, égjen, tisztuljon a város Égjen, égjen, tisztuljon a város Boszorkány, boszorkány Égjen, égjen, tisztuljon a város [Break] [Everything stops except the fire, now loud, and the bell; the room hum; the guitar feedback tail; then the strings alone, very quiet] [Bridge] [Female voice, spoken, very quiet, calm, close, the fire under her; three lines; then a pause; then the last line even quieter, a whisper, the only whisper in the song] Az Istenhez imádkoztam egész éjjel. Nem jött. Akkor máshoz szólok. Sátán… ha vagy… vigyél el innen. [Final Chorus] [Everything: the choir at full, the crowd, stamping, the contralto soaring wordless, strings at their widest, frame drum, the fire roaring, guitar feedback sustained; the last line slower; then DEAD STOP] Égjen, égjen, tisztuljon a város Égjen, égjen, tisztuljon a város Égjen — égjen — Tisztuljon a város [Outro] [Silence; then only the fire, crackling, four bars, alone; the bell once; stop] [End]
