My favourite poets

Poetry and prose

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Hungary is a small nation, with the prose literature of a small nation. But amongst its poets there are a few giants who would rank among the greatest in the world if only the world could understand them. Poets are regarded as immensely important in Hungary, much more important then in Britain: poetry is a living force, a cultural life-line, the hope, solace, and delight of millions.

Mikes, Georg (György),

emigrant Hungarian writer

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I typed in most English translations
of Hungarian poems from the book:
In Quest of the Miracle Stag.

The Hungarian originals were taken
from the Hungarian Electronic Library.

I have to pay tribute here to our high-school literature teacher, Mrs. Sipos, who made us love the written word.

Hungarian poets	English translations & original Hungarian poems
Ady, Endre	I Guard Your Eyes - Õrizem a szemed The Hawk Nuptials - Héja nász az avaron Letter of Dismissal - Elbocsáto, szép uzenet Valaki utravalt belolunk I am the Son of King Gog of Magog - Góg és Magóg fia vagyok én The Poet of the Hortobágy - A Hortobágy Poétája The Magyar Messiahs - A magyar messiások The Magyar Fallow - A magyar ugaron On Elijah's Chariot - Illyés szekerén Behold my Treasures, darling- Nezz, dragam, kincseimre Because You Love me - Mert engem szeretsz
Arany, János	The Bards of Wales-A walesi bárdok The two pages of Szondi - Szondi két apródja The mother of King Matthias- Mátyás anyja
Faludy, Georg	The United States 62, Birckbeck Road Jewish wisdom The fourty forth The seventy seventh At the Hungarian border
József, Attila	And So I’ve found my native country-Ime hát megleltem hazámat Karóval jöttél… Leaves are falling - Hull a levél… Nagyon fáj The seventh - A hetedik
Kosztolányi Dezso	A játék
Kölcsey, Ferenc	Hymn (Hungarian national anthem) - Himnusz
Petôfi Sándor	National Song - Nemzeti dal I'll be a tree - Fa leszek The shepherd rides in donkey-back - Megy a juhász szamáron From 'The clouds' - 'Felhök'-böl
Scotch, English & American Poets
Edgar Allen Poe	Annabel Lee - Annabel Lee Raven- A hollo Ulalume- Ulalume
George Gordon, Lord Byron	Dear Doctor, I have read your play And Thou art Dead, as Young and Fair She Walks in Beauty When we two parted Adieu, Adieu my Native Shore
Robert Burns	Highland Mary – Felföldy Mary Scots Wha Hae John Anderson, My Jo – John Anderson, szívem Jo My heart’s is in the Highlands – Felföld, hegyeim Such A Parcel Of Rogues In A Nation - Skót hírnevünk For a’that and a’that – Ezért is, azért is
William Blake	Tyger – Tigris Infant sorrow – A csecsemõ bánata The little Boy lost – Elveszett fiúcska The little Boy found – Megtalált fiúcska
French Poets
Arthur Rimbaud	Ma boheme
Paul Verlaine	Chanson d'automne - Autumn song - Oszi sanzon

Hungarian writers
Szerb, Antal	The Pendragon Legend (excerpts)
Mikes, Georg	How to be a Brit? (excerpts) How to be a Yank? (excerpts)
Ferdinandy, Gyorgy

Tsehov (Russian)

Ne'meth, La'szlo' (Hungarian)

Csa'th Ge'za (Hungarian)

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