Szózat

The Szózat ( German "Call " ) has been created from 1835 to 1836 and probably the most famous poem by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty.

The immediate cause was the patriotic exciting atmosphere of the Hungarian public during the " reform era " (see: History of Hungary ). In a parliamentary debate István Széchenyi said among other things:

"A magyarnak csak itt van egyedüli hazája (...) világon A szegény magyar édes hazánkat kivéve, széles e se találtatik. " (= " The Hungarian only here has their only home. (...) With the exception of our poor dear native Hungary is also be found in the wide world no other. " )

In the compression Vörösmarty, this resulted in: Hazádnak rendületlenűl légy Hive ó, magyar! Bölcsőd az s majdan SIROD is, mely APOL s eltakar. A nagy világon e kívül nincsen számodra hely. Áldjon vagy verjen sensor Keze - itt élned, halnod kell.

A literal translation reads German: "Your home is unshakably loyal, oh Ungar! This is your cradle and one day even your grave, cherishes and covers the / the you. On the big world there is no place else for you. Mag bless or beat the hand of fate you - here you have to live and die. "

The poem was immediately known throughout the country and recited everywhere. Already in 1839 created the composer Beni Egressy a first setting. 1843 posted a revised version in a competition of the National Theatre for the best tune to Vörösmarty poem first prize. The setting was immediately popular and was in 1848 at a performance in Paris already as " Hungarian Marseillaise ".

In the aftermath of Szózat to ( unofficial ) second Hungarian national anthem next to Himnusz was. In the 1950s, the communist government took futile steps to make the Szózat instead of the uncomfortable become because of his Christian text Himnusz the national anthem.