Jenő Dsida

Jenő Dsida

Jenő Dsida, birth name Jenő Emil Binder (17 May 1907 – 7 Juny 1938) was a Hungarian poet in Transsylvania. His famous poem is the Psalmus Hungaricus (Magyar zsoltár). In his poetry he focused on patriotism, catholicism, love and fear of death.

TWO POEMS

Translated from the Hungarian by Clive Wilmer and George Gömöri NOCTURNE Blue-black, the night sky. Bushes stand guard at the roadside. The trees’ chained shadows bay like far-off dogs. Life sparkles on the world’s big blooms like jewelled wine. Gaunt angels glide; with a sponge they dry it up. In