Comforting someone

Once when I was sad Kinga sang me this song and I was very touched. It's really hard to console someone and perhaps even harder to console a child when something very bad has happened. János Bródy is one of the greatest Hungarian songwriters and I encourage you to listen to some of his songs, some written for children, some for adults. Here's a recording of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IEZGrUkXeQ, with the last verse sung a bit differently than the version on which this translation is based. Basically, the sung version says "I cannot promise tomorrow we'll be some place new", whereas this one says "I cannot promise tomorrow I'll still be with you"...

János Bródy: What can I (possibly) do (Mit tehetnék érted)

I wasn’t born a magician, miracles I cannot do

You know I’m not the good fairy, who appears out of the blue

But if the dark clouds around your face cleared like the morning mist

I would surely know that miracles still exist

What can I do, my dear, to chase away your gloominess

To break that evil spell in your soul’s very depths?

What can I do, my dear, to let your heart be full of joy?

What can I do? Please tell me now!

I don’t have a magic wand that makes anything disappear,

And there are so many things around us, that refuse to go away

But if the dark clouds around your face cleared like the morning mist

I would surely know that miracles still exist

What can I do…

I don’t have seven-mile boots or an invisibility cloak,

I cannot promise I’ll be here forever, our lives are like a puff of smoke

But if the dark clouds around your face cleared like the morning mist

I would surely know that miracles still exist

What can I do…