The Eighth Tribe, 1979 (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-08-01 / 8. szám
Page 6 THE EIGHTH TRIBE August, 1979 like horror (Stories seen on television, but to those living under the constant terror of Rumanian National Socialism or Nazism (they are actually the same) all these are terrifying facts. Dracula rides again! This time it is not the ancient Duke of Vlachia, Vlad Tepes, who, according to Rumanian historians, made a practice of impaling his enemies while engaged in looting rads across the mountains into neighboring Hungarian Transylvania. It is Ceausescu and his GESTAPO, called SECURITATE, who follow the old path of Vlach savagery, substituting the old fashioned stake with more sophisticated devices of our age. We wonder: just how long will the world tolerate outrageous crimes of such proportions against humanity? SÁNDOR PETŐFI: The Székely’s I do not say: Forward, Székely’s You move ahead anyway, heroic boys; They yearn to battle, all of them, Where the battle rings most terribly. The Székely blood has not degenerated yet, Every little drop is worth a precious pearl! They go before death As other men go to a weeding, They pin flowers to their hats And sing on the battlefield. The Székely blood has not degenerated yet, Every little drop is worth a precious pearl! Who would dare resist them? Who wears such doldness in his heart? They go, they fly like the wind, and they drive The enemy, as the wind drives the dust! The Székely blood has not degenerated yet, Every little drop is worth a precious pearl! Karansebes, 1849, April 17 Translated, by: Dr. Frank Szörny Note: The Székelys are part of the Hungarian Nation living in Transylvania. Hungarian Language Studies at University of Connecticut The Critical Languages Program and the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at the Univer-Historical Transylvania is much smaller than the area known today by tha name. Transylvania now refers to the entire area acquired by Romani in 1920, including a wide strip of the Hungarian Plain (Crisana and Maramures) and a portion of the Bánát. sity of Connecticut, are pleased to announce that with the help of a grant from the American Hungarian Research Fundation, New Brunswick, N. J., Hungarian language instruction will commence in September, 1979 on the Storrs campus of the University The course will be taught by a native-speaking instructor with specialized university training in Hungary and in the United States. Classes will meet twice a week and will be scheduled to accommodate part-time and adult students interested in taking advantage of this new learning opportunity. The course will be administered through the School of Extended and Continuing Education, University of Connecticut. For additional information concerning the course, Credit and registration, please contact Professor Borys Bilokur, Critical Languages Program, U-57, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06268.
