What are the words to the Hungarian national anthem Himnusz? Song lyrics to sing this Euro 2024
THE HUNGARIAN national anthem that was once banned from sporting events, is recognised by its first line ‘God save the Hungarians’ – but lets get to know the full lyrics.It’s quite a mouthful, as the hymn is TWICE the length of God Save the King.Euro 2024 – Group A – Hungary v Switzerland – Cologne Stadium, Cologne, Germany – June 15, 2024Credit: ReutersWhat are the words to the Hungarian national anthem Himnusz?Verse 1Isten, áldd meg a magyartJó kedvvel, bőséggel,Nyújts feléje védő kart,Ha küzd ellenséggel;Bal sors akit régen tép,Hozz rá víg esztendőt,Megbűnhődte már e népA múltat s jövendőt!Verse 2Őseinket felhozádKárpát szent bércére,Általad nyert szép hazátBendegúznak vére.S merre zúgnak habjaiTiszának, Dunának,Árpád hős magzatjaiFelvirágozának.Verse 3Értünk Kunság mezeinÉrt kalászt lengettél,Tokaj szőlővesszeinNektárt csepegtettél.Zászlónk gyakran plántáládVad török sáncára,S nyögte Mátyás bús hadátBécsnek büszke vára.Verse 4Hajh, de bűneink miattGyúlt harag kebledben,S elsújtád villámidatDörgő fellegedben,Most rabló mongol nyilátZúgattad felettünk,Majd töröktől rabigátVállainkra vettünk.Verse 5Hányszor zengett ajkainOzmán vad népénekVert hadunk csonthalmainGyőzedelmi ének!Hányszor támadt tenfiadSzép hazám, kebledre,S lettél magzatod miattMagzatod hamvvedre!Verse 6Bújt az üldözött, s feléKard nyúlt barlangjában,Szerte nézett s nem leléHonját a hazában,Bércre hág és völgybe száll,Bú s kétség mellette,Vérözön lábainál,S lángtenger fölette.Verse 7Vár állott, most kőhalom,Kedv s öröm röpkedtek,Halálhörgés, siralomZajlik már helyettek.S ah, szabadság nem virúlA holtnak véréből,Kínzó rabság könnye hullÁrvánk hő szeméből!Verse 8Szánd meg Isten a magyartKit vészek hányának,Nyújts feléje védő kartTengerén kínjának.Bal sors akit régen tép,Hozz rá víg esztendőt,Megbűnhődte már e népA múltat s jövendőt!Most read in Euro 2024What are the words to the Hungarian national anthem Himnusz in English?Verse 1O God, bless the nation of HungaryWith your grace and bountyExtend over it your guarding armDuring strife with its enemiesLong torn by ill fateBring upon it a time of reliefThis nation has suffered for all sinsOf the past and of the future!Verse 2You brought our ancestors upOver the Carpathians’ holy peaksBy You was won a beautiful homelandFor Bendeguz’s sonsAnd wherever flow the rivers ofThe Tisza and the DanubeÁrpád our hero’s descendantsWill root and bloom.Croatia football team sing their national anthem ‘Our beautiful homeland’ at Euro 2024 Verse 3For us on the plains of the KunsYou ripened the wheatIn the grape fields of TokajYou dripped sweet nectarOur flag you often plantedOn the wild Turk’s earthworksAnd under Mátyás’ grave army whimperedVienna’s “proud fort.”Verse 4Ah, but for our sinsAnger gathered in Your bosomAnd You struck with Your lightningFrom Your thundering cloudsNow the plundering Mongols’ arrowsYou swarmed over usThen the Turks’ slave yokeWe took upon our shoulders.Verse 5How often came from the mouthsOf Osman’s barbarian nationOver the corpses of our defeated armyA victory song!How often did your own son aggressMy homeland, upon your breast,And you became because of your own sonsYour own sons’ funeral urn!Verse 6The fugitive hid, and towards himThe sword reached into his caveLooking everywhere he could not findHis home in his homelandClimbs the mountain, descends the valleySadness and despair his companionsSea of blood beneath his feetOcean of flame above.Verse 7Castle stood, now a heap of stonesHappiness and joy fluttered,Groans of death, weepingNow sound in their place.And Ah! Freedom does not bloomFrom the blood of the dead,Torturous slavery’s tears fallFrom the burning eyes of the orphans!Verse 8Pity, O Lord, the HungariansWho are tossed by waves of dangerExtend over it your guarding armOn the sea of its miseryLong torn by ill fateBring upon it a time of reliefThey who have suffered for all sinsOf the past and of the future!Who composed the Hungarian national anthem?In 1844 there was a competition for composers to set the words of Ferenc Kölcsey to music that would go on to form the Hungarian national anthem.The composer Ferenc Erkel, won the nationwide competition to write music for the Himnusz.Who is the lyricist for the Hungarian national anthem?Hungary’s national prayer, known by its first line ‘God bless the Hungarians’, was originally written by the poet, and politician Ferenc Kölcsey in 1823.When was the Hungarian national anthem adopted by Hungary?‘Himnusz’ was originally used as a hymn soon as it was composed in 1844, but was officially adopted as national anthem of the Third Hungarian Republic in 1989.At this time the country was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.READ MORE SUN STORIESHow to watch Euro 2024Wondering where you can watch Euro 2024? Here’s how:
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UEFA Euro 2024 kicked off on Friday 14 June and ends with the final in Berlin on 14 July.Following a 3 – 1 defeat on Saturday 15 June to Switzerland, Hungary Vs Germany Wednesday 19 June in Cologne, 21:00. More
