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Tribute to the Hungarian Poet's Day

In Hungary, 11th of April is the day of the poets. This same day is the birthday of the famous poet József Attila, who lived in the 19th century. József's good friend Sándor Petőfi was another poet from that time who was also fighting to give more power to the simple people, the plebs. One of his most famous poem, "Föltámadott a tenger" in raw translation means, the sea has risen, but the sea is a symbol for the people rebelling against oppression. The lines "Habár fölül a Gálya, s alul a víznek árja, azért a víz az Úr" mean something like "Even though the gallion is on top and the masses of water are below, it is the water that which rules (and not the other way)". Again meaning that simple people are the true lords of the land and not the pressing nobles.