Ady Endre

January 27, 2009 8:36 AM

Works of Hungarian poet Endre Ady in English translation, and excellent readings and musical settings in Hungarian (particularly those by Latinovits).

There's much more to read and listen at the linked sites, but today is a good day for a tribute to Ady. One more particularly lovely reading. The text.

posted by Wolfdog (6 comments total)

See also. Endry Ady (1877-1919) is the "father of Hungarian poetry".
posted by stbalbach at 9:03 AM on January 27, 2009

A couple quick reads that are pretty good:

The Lost Rider

Life Terrifies Me

In Front Of Good Prince Silence
posted by stbalbach at 9:16 AM on January 27, 2009

i love it when poets get thier faces on currency.
posted by clavdivs at 11:50 AM on January 27, 2009

I find Hungarian poetry difficult to follow in Hungarian, and so I have a tendency to not really bother . . . and lots of great Hungarian poets are poorly translated (or untranslated) into English. So thanks for this post!
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 3:08 PM on January 27, 2009

Man, you do not want to get on his bad side! Fun stuff.
posted by DenOfSizer at 5:47 PM on January 27, 2009

I was just hunting for hungarian poetry...thanks!
posted by sundri at 1:42 AM on January 28, 2009