К двухсотлетию рождения Шандора Петефи
To the Bicentenary of the Birth of Sándor Petőfi

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents some examples of Petőfi’s lyrical poetry that are well-known by Hungarian readers as well as their Russian translations made by authoritative poets-translators. The poem «Раз на кухню залетел я» [‘Into the kitchen door I strolled…’] is a real gem of verbal genre-painting, written in a popular, playful tone, exploring the contrast of the poet’s gone out pipe and flared up heart. The poem «Если ты цветок…» [‘I’ll be a tree…’] consists of a series of grammatical conditional constructions with metaphoric relations to natural phenomena. The poeм «Неудавшийся замысел…» [‘Plans gone up in smoke…’] is actually a short story about the poet’s deep devotion to his mother. The poem «Одно меня тревожит…» [‘One thought keeps…’] may be regarded as the apex of Petőfi’s revolutionary poetry, appearing as a grand vision of the coming victory of nations in their worldwide struggle for freedom against tyranny.

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