Klapka Induló

The Klapka Induló (Klapka March), also known as Fel, fel vitézek a csatára (Rise, Rise Soldiers to the Battle) is a Hungarian military march written on the 19th century. It is named after General György Klapka who served as the Minister of War during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.[1] It was written in 1849 by composer and translator Béni Egressy to honor Klapka as a great commander and Hungarian patriot.[2] Specifically, it was composed during the defense of the Komárno fortification system in the Fourth Battle of Komárom from Austro-Russian forces. On 4 August 1849, who was in the besieged Komárom at the time he wrote his composition, handed over the piece to revolutionary personnel.[3] The lyrics to the march were later written in 1861 by Kálmán Thaly.[4][5][6]

It is the official marchpast of the Hungarian Defence Forces and the preceding Hungarian People's Army and is played is played often today during the military parades in Budapest.[7]

Lyrics

Föl, föl, látjátok lobogómat,
indulj utánam robogó had!
Zeng, dörg az ágyú, csattog a kard,
ez lelkesíti csatára a magyart!

Híres Komárom be van véve,
Klapka György a fővezére,
büszkén kiáll a csatatérre,
hajrá huszárok, utánam előre!

Videos

References
  1. Zsolt Vesztróczy 125 éve hunyt el Klapka György, Komárom hős védője, (2017)
  2. Collection, Edwin A. Fleisher Music; Werber, Edith; Geiringer, Karl; Fleisher, Edwin Adler (July 21, 1933). "The Edwin A. Fleisher music collection in the Free library of Philadelphia". Priv. print. – via Google Books.
  3. 1892. május 17-én halt meg Klapka György (József Attila könyvtár, Dunaújváros)
  4. "Híres Komárom" védője , (2015)
  5. Egressy Béni bicentenáriumára emlékeztek Révkomáromban Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (hírek.sk)
  6. Pécsi Géza (2003). Kulcs a muzsikához; Művészeti, zeneelméleti és magyar népzenei alapismeretek. Kulcs a muzsikához kiadó. p. 244. ISBN 963-03-5519-1.
  7. "Klapka induló - Dalok Online - theisz.hu". dalok.theisz.hu.
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