{"id":1036860,"date":"2018-03-17T00:28:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T04:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1036860"},"modified":"2018-03-17T00:28:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T04:28:26","slug":"march-15th-sandor-petofis-nemzeti-dal-national-song-hungarys-most-famous-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/march-15th-sandor-petofis-nemzeti-dal-national-song-hungarys-most-famous-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"MARCH 15TH: S\u00c1NDOR PET\u0150FI\u2019S NEMZETI DAL (NATIONAL SONG), HUNGARY\u2019S MOST FAMOUS POEM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

170th years ago, on March 15th<\/sup>1848, the young poet and revolutionary\u00a0S\u00e1ndor Pet\u0151fi<\/a>\u00a0read a poem aloud to the gathering crowd in downtown Budapest.\u00a0By the end of the poem everyone was chanting the refrain together\u00a0as they began to march around the city, seizing the presses, liberating political prisoners, and declaring the end of Habsburg rule in Hungary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liberty and love \/These two I must have. \/ For my love I\u2019ll sacrifice \/ My life. \/ For liberty I\u2019ll sacrifice My love.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

wrote\u00a0S\u00e1ndor Pet\u0151fi<\/b>\u00a0in one of his famous poems, and indeed he ultimately sacrificed his life for Hungary\u2019s freedom. Having played a leading role in the literary life of the\u00a0pre-revolutionary era, Pet\u0151fi greatest day in his painfully short life came on 15 March 1848.<\/p>\n

The talented poet, a member of the so-called radical youth movement the \u201cYouths of March\u201d, was co-author and author, respectively, of the two most important written documents of the revolution: the 12 points (political demands) and his revolutionary poem\u00a0Nemzeti Dal<\/em>. Both were presented by Pet\u0151fi himself on the front steps of the\u00a0National Museum<\/a>\u00a0on March 15th.<\/p>\n

After Pet\u0151fi was unable to secure a seat in the post-revolution National Assembly, he decided to join the\u00a0Hungarian Revolutionary Army<\/a>\u00a0and fought under the Polish Liberal General J\u00f3zef Bem, in the Transylvanian division. He was last seen alive in the Battle of Segesv\u00e1r (Sighi\u0219oara, Romania) on 31 July 1849, where he is presumed to have been killed in the fighting .<\/p>\n

In honor of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-49 Revolution and War for Independence, here is Pet\u0151fi\u2019s \u201cNational Song\u201d, in English and Hungarian:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nemzeti dal\u00a0(Hungarian)<\/strong>Talpra magyar, h\u00ed a haza!
\nItt az id\u0151, most vagy soha!
\nRabok legy\u00fcnk, vagy szabadok?
\nEz a k\u00e9rd\u00e9s, v\u00e1lasszatok! \u2013
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

Rabok voltunk mostan\u00e1ig,
\nK\u00e1rhozottak \u0151sap\u00e1ink,
\nKik szabadon \u00e9ltek-haltak,
\nSzolgaf\u00f6ldben nem nyughatnak.
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

Sehonnai bitang ember,
\nKi most, ha kell, halni nem mer,
\nKinek dr\u00e1g\u00e1bb rongy \u00e9lete,
\nMint a haza becs\u00fclete.
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

F\u00e9nyesebb a l\u00e1ncn\u00e1l a kard,
\nJobban \u00e9kes\u00edti a kart,
\n\u00c9s mi m\u00e9gis l\u00e1ncot hordunk!
\nIde veled, r\u00e9gi kardunk!
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

A magyar n\u00e9v megint sz\u00e9p lesz,
\nM\u00e9lt\u00f3 r\u00e9gi nagy hir\u00e9hez;
\nMit r\u00e1kentek a sz\u00e1zadok,
\nLemossuk a gyal\u00e1zatot!
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

Hol s\u00edrjaink domborulnak,
\nUnok\u00e1ink leborulnak,
\n\u00c9s \u00e1ld\u00f3 im\u00e1ds\u00e1g mellett
\nMondj\u00e1k el szent neveinket.
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/td>\n

National Song\u00a0(English)<\/strong>On your feet now, Hungary calls you!
\nNow is the moment, nothing stalls you,
\nShall we be slaves or men set free
\nThat is the question, answer me!
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

Slaves we have been to this hour,
\nOur forefathers who fell from power
\nFell free and lived as free men will,
\nOn land that was their own to till,
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

Whoever now his life begrudges
\nDeserves his death with thieves and drudges,
\nFor setting his own worthless hide
\nAbove his country\u2019s need and pride.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

The sword shines brighter than the fetters
\nIt is the finery of our betters,
\nOf slaves and fetters we grow bored.
\nLeap to my side, ancestral sword.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

Magyars, once more our name and story
\nShall match our ancestors\u2019 in glory
\nThe centuries of shame and hurt
\nCan now be washed away like dirt.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

And wheresoever we may perish
\nGrandchildren those graves shall cherish
\nSinging our praises in their prayers
\nTo thank us that our names are theirs.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1848<\/p>\n

Translated by\u00a0<\/em>George Szirtes<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

via babelmatrix.org<\/em><\/p>\n

featured image via wikimedia<\/em><\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

170th years ago, on March 15th<\/sup>1848, the young poet and revolutionary\u00a0S\u00e1ndor Pet\u0151fi<\/a>\u00a0read a poem aloud to the gathering crowd in downtown Budapest.\u00a0By the end of the poem everyone was chanting the refrain together\u00a0as they began to march around the city, seizing the presses, liberating political prisoners, and declaring the end of Habsburg rule in Hungary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liberty and love \/These two I must have. \/ For my love I\u2019ll sacrifice \/ My life. \/ For liberty I\u2019ll sacrifice My love.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

wrote\u00a0S\u00e1ndor Pet\u0151fi<\/b>\u00a0in one of his famous poems, and indeed he ultimately sacrificed his life for Hungary\u2019s freedom. Having played a leading role in the literary life of the\u00a0pre-revolutionary era, Pet\u0151fi greatest day in his painfully short life came on 15 March 1848.<\/p>\n

The talented poet, a member of the so-called radical youth movement the \u201cYouths of March\u201d, was co-author and author, respectively, of the two most important written documents of the revolution: the 12 points (political demands) and his revolutionary poem\u00a0Nemzeti Dal<\/em>. Both were presented by Pet\u0151fi himself on the front steps of the\u00a0National Museum<\/a>\u00a0on March 15th.<\/p>\n

After Pet\u0151fi was unable to secure a seat in the post-revolution National Assembly, he decided to join the\u00a0Hungarian Revolutionary Army<\/a>\u00a0and fought under the Polish Liberal General J\u00f3zef Bem, in the Transylvanian division. He was last seen alive in the Battle of Segesv\u00e1r (Sighi\u0219oara, Romania) on 31 July 1849, where he is presumed to have been killed in the fighting .<\/p>\n

In honor of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-49 Revolution and War for Independence, here is Pet\u0151fi\u2019s \u201cNational Song\u201d, in English and Hungarian:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nemzeti dal\u00a0(Hungarian)<\/strong>Talpra magyar, h\u00ed a haza!
\nItt az id\u0151, most vagy soha!
\nRabok legy\u00fcnk, vagy szabadok?
\nEz a k\u00e9rd\u00e9s, v\u00e1lasszatok! \u2013
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

Rabok voltunk mostan\u00e1ig,
\nK\u00e1rhozottak \u0151sap\u00e1ink,
\nKik szabadon \u00e9ltek-haltak,
\nSzolgaf\u00f6ldben nem nyughatnak.
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

Sehonnai bitang ember,
\nKi most, ha kell, halni nem mer,
\nKinek dr\u00e1g\u00e1bb rongy \u00e9lete,
\nMint a haza becs\u00fclete.
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

F\u00e9nyesebb a l\u00e1ncn\u00e1l a kard,
\nJobban \u00e9kes\u00edti a kart,
\n\u00c9s mi m\u00e9gis l\u00e1ncot hordunk!
\nIde veled, r\u00e9gi kardunk!
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

A magyar n\u00e9v megint sz\u00e9p lesz,
\nM\u00e9lt\u00f3 r\u00e9gi nagy hir\u00e9hez;
\nMit r\u00e1kentek a sz\u00e1zadok,
\nLemossuk a gyal\u00e1zatot!
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/p>\n

Hol s\u00edrjaink domborulnak,
\nUnok\u00e1ink leborulnak,
\n\u00c9s \u00e1ld\u00f3 im\u00e1ds\u00e1g mellett
\nMondj\u00e1k el szent neveinket.
\nA magyarok isten\u00e9re
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk,
\nEsk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb
\nNem lesz\u00fcnk!<\/td>\n

National Song\u00a0(English)<\/strong>On your feet now, Hungary calls you!
\nNow is the moment, nothing stalls you,
\nShall we be slaves or men set free
\nThat is the question, answer me!
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

Slaves we have been to this hour,
\nOur forefathers who fell from power
\nFell free and lived as free men will,
\nOn land that was their own to till,
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

Whoever now his life begrudges
\nDeserves his death with thieves and drudges,
\nFor setting his own worthless hide
\nAbove his country\u2019s need and pride.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

The sword shines brighter than the fetters
\nIt is the finery of our betters,
\nOf slaves and fetters we grow bored.
\nLeap to my side, ancestral sword.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

Magyars, once more our name and story
\nShall match our ancestors\u2019 in glory
\nThe centuries of shame and hurt
\nCan now be washed away like dirt.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/p>\n

And wheresoever we may perish
\nGrandchildren those graves shall cherish
\nSinging our praises in their prayers
\nTo thank us that our names are theirs.
\nBy all the gods of Hungary
\nWe hereby swear,
\nThat we the yoke of slavery
\nNo more shall wear.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1848<\/p>\n

Translated by\u00a0<\/em>George Szirtes<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

via babelmatrix.org<\/em><\/p>\n

featured image via wikimedia<\/em><\/p>\n

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In honor of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-49 Revolution and War for Independence, here is Pet\u0151fi\u2019s \u201cNational Song\u201d, in English and Hungarian: Nemzeti dal\u00a0(Hungarian)Talpra magyar, h\u00ed a haza! Itt az id\u0151, most vagy soha! Rabok legy\u00fcnk, vagy szabadok? Ez a k\u00e9rd\u00e9s, v\u00e1lasszatok! \u2013 A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! Rabok voltunk mostan\u00e1ig, K\u00e1rhozottak \u0151sap\u00e1ink, Kik szabadon \u00e9ltek-haltak, Szolgaf\u00f6ldben nem nyughatnak. A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! Sehonnai bitang ember, Ki most, ha kell, halni nem mer, Kinek dr\u00e1g\u00e1bb rongy \u00e9lete, Mint a haza becs\u00fclete. A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! F\u00e9nyesebb a l\u00e1ncn\u00e1l a kard, Jobban \u00e9kes\u00edti a kart, \u00c9s mi m\u00e9gis l\u00e1ncot hordunk! Ide veled, r\u00e9gi kardunk! A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! A magyar n\u00e9v megint sz\u00e9p lesz, M\u00e9lt\u00f3 r\u00e9gi nagy hir\u00e9hez; Mit r\u00e1kentek a sz\u00e1zadok, Lemossuk a gyal\u00e1zatot! A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! Hol s\u00edrjaink domborulnak, Unok\u00e1ink leborulnak, \u00c9s \u00e1ld\u00f3 im\u00e1ds\u00e1g mellett Mondj\u00e1k el szent neveinket. A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! National Song\u00a0(English)On your feet now, Hungary calls you! Now is the moment, nothing stalls you, Shall we be slaves or men set free That is the question, answer me! By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. Slaves we have been to this hour, Our forefathers who fell from power Fell free and lived as free men will, On land that was their own to till, By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. Whoever now his life begrudges Deserves his death with thieves and drudges, For setting his own worthless hide Above his country\u2019s need and pride. By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. The sword shines brighter than the fetters It is the finery of our betters, Of slaves and fetters we grow bored. Leap to my side, ancestral sword. By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. Magyars, once more our name and story Shall match our ancestors\u2019 in glory The centuries of shame and hurt Can now be washed away like dirt. By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. And wheresoever we may perish Grandchildren those graves shall cherish Singing our praises in their prayers To thank us that our names are theirs. 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liberty I\u2019ll sacrifice My love. wrote\u00a0S\u00e1ndor Pet\u0151fi\u00a0in one of his famous poems, and indeed he ultimately sacrificed his life for Hungary\u2019s freedom. Having played a leading role in the literary life of the\u00a0pre-revolutionary era, Pet\u0151fi greatest day in his painfully short life came on 15 March 1848. The talented poet, a member of the so-called radical youth movement the \u201cYouths of March\u201d, was co-author and author, respectively, of the two most important written documents of the revolution: the 12 points (political demands) and his revolutionary poem\u00a0Nemzeti Dal. Both were presented by Pet\u0151fi himself on the front steps of the\u00a0National Museum\u00a0on March 15th. After Pet\u0151fi was unable to secure a seat in the post-revolution National Assembly, he decided to join the\u00a0Hungarian Revolutionary Army\u00a0and fought under the Polish Liberal General J\u00f3zef Bem, in the Transylvanian division. He was last seen alive in the Battle of Segesv\u00e1r (Sighi\u0219oara, Romania) on 31 July 1849, where he is presumed to have been killed in the fighting . In honor of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-49 Revolution and War for Independence, here is Pet\u0151fi\u2019s \u201cNational Song\u201d, in English and Hungarian: Nemzeti dal\u00a0(Hungarian)Talpra magyar, h\u00ed a haza! Itt az id\u0151, most vagy soha! Rabok legy\u00fcnk, vagy szabadok? Ez a k\u00e9rd\u00e9s, v\u00e1lasszatok! \u2013 A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! Rabok voltunk mostan\u00e1ig, K\u00e1rhozottak \u0151sap\u00e1ink, Kik szabadon \u00e9ltek-haltak, Szolgaf\u00f6ldben nem nyughatnak. A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! Sehonnai bitang ember, Ki most, ha kell, halni nem mer, Kinek dr\u00e1g\u00e1bb rongy \u00e9lete, Mint a haza becs\u00fclete. A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! F\u00e9nyesebb a l\u00e1ncn\u00e1l a kard, Jobban \u00e9kes\u00edti a kart, \u00c9s mi m\u00e9gis l\u00e1ncot hordunk! Ide veled, r\u00e9gi kardunk! A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! A magyar n\u00e9v megint sz\u00e9p lesz, M\u00e9lt\u00f3 r\u00e9gi nagy hir\u00e9hez; Mit r\u00e1kentek a sz\u00e1zadok, Lemossuk a gyal\u00e1zatot! A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! Hol s\u00edrjaink domborulnak, Unok\u00e1ink leborulnak, \u00c9s \u00e1ld\u00f3 im\u00e1ds\u00e1g mellett Mondj\u00e1k el szent neveinket. A magyarok isten\u00e9re Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, Esk\u00fcsz\u00fcnk, hogy rabok tov\u00e1bb Nem lesz\u00fcnk! National Song\u00a0(English)On your feet now, Hungary calls you! Now is the moment, nothing stalls you, Shall we be slaves or men set free That is the question, answer me! By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. Slaves we have been to this hour, Our forefathers who fell from power Fell free and lived as free men will, On land that was their own to till, By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. Whoever now his life begrudges Deserves his death with thieves and drudges, For setting his own worthless hide Above his country\u2019s need and pride. By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. The sword shines brighter than the fetters It is the finery of our betters, Of slaves and fetters we grow bored. Leap to my side, ancestral sword. By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. Magyars, once more our name and story Shall match our ancestors\u2019 in glory The centuries of shame and hurt Can now be washed away like dirt. By all the gods of Hungary We hereby swear, That we the yoke of slavery No more shall wear. And wheresoever we may perish Grandchildren those graves shall cherish Singing our praises in their prayers To thank us that our names are theirs. 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