Székely Music

Székely Himnusz and other songs

Click here to hear the Székely Himnusz (2,625 kB)

 

Magyar

Ki tudja, merre, merre visz a végzet göröngyös úton, sötét éjjelen
Vezesd még egyszer győzelemre néped, Csaba királyfi, csillagösvényen.
Maroknyi székely porlik, mint a szikla népek harcának zajló tengerén.
Fejünk az ár, jaj, százszor elborítja, Ne hagyd elveszni Erdélyt, Istenünk!

Ameddig élünk, magyar ajkú népek, Megtörni lelkünk nem lehet soha;
 Szülessünk bárhol, földünk bármely pontján Legyen sorsunk jó, vagy mostoha;
Keserves múltunk - évezredes balsors, Tatár s török dúlt, labanc rabigált.
Jussunk e honban, magyar - székelyföldön Szabad hazában élni boldogan.

 

English (Translation by Laszlo Szelecki)

 Who knows where destiny will lead us
On this rough road and dark night. Lead your people once again to victory,
Csaba, Prince Royal, on a heavenly path. Our ancestors crumble to dust
Through these wars of nations, As cliffs on rough seas.
The flood is upon us, oh, overwhelming us a hundred fold,
Lord, don't let us lose Transylvania!

As long as we live, Hungarian Nation, our spirit shall not be broken;
Wherever we are born, whatever corner of the earth,
Whether our fate be good, or cruel;
Such sorrowful a past - our millenia of misfortune,
The ravages of Tatars and Turks, and Austrian yoke.
Let us inherit our nation, the land of the Székely,
In a free fatherland, to live in happiness

 


 

Székely music sounds similar to other Hungarian music, but often has a little of the sound of Romanian music, too. Here are some midi files that you can click on to hear the sound of some Székely music. As with some Hungarian music, some songs sound a bit discordant to the ears of other cultures.

 

Click on these to hear  Székely music in midi format!

   Csardas music
  
HoroRoumain
  
Suru Tempo violin
   Székely-Fresh Men's Dance 
  
Székely-Magyar Tempo
  
Székely-Sad Song
  
Verbunk-Men's Dance 

   (a verbunk was a song used for recruiting men to the army)

 

  


 

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