10 citations from Hungarian authors about love

Love is a complex yet simple, a painful yet pleasing, definitely life-changing phenomenon: no wonder that love is one of the most popular topics among artists and audience alike. Magyarorszagom.hu gathered some citations from famous Hungarian poets and writers about love. We selected the 10 most beautiful ones.

Endre Ady (1877-1919)

“Love was not given to me as a gift,
A knightly joust, joyful and swift,
But as a mournful, deadly-happy strife,
Playing with death, living a hidden life.”

Attila József (1905-1937)

“If you laughed, I smiled with you, too.
After supper, I sat beside you.
You asked for my heart as a price,
And I began to tell you everything nice.”

Miklós Radnóti (1909-1944)

“In your arms, I am tendered quietly.
In my arms you are tendered quietly.
In your arms I’m a child in silence.
I’m cradling you in my arms in silence.
In your arms you embrace me when I’m afraid.
In my arms I embrace you, I’m not afraid.
In your arms death doesn’t cast fear on me.
In your arms death is a mere dream only.”

Sándor Petőfi (1823-1849)

“What should I call you?
Mother of my happiness,
Fairy daughter of a
Celestial illusion,
Glimmering reality
Exceeding my wildest hopes,
My soul’s only
Treasure that worth a world,
My sweet pretty young Bride,
What should I call you?”

Gyula Juhász (1883-1937)

“I don’t know, what it is, but it’s so sweet,
Even when it hurts, I just let it.
If it’s a folly, a mistake, let it be,
If it’s love, then please, forgive me!”