Lyrics: Ferenc Kölcsey (1823)
Music: Ferenc Erkel (1845)
Adopted: 1844

God bless the Hungarian,
With good cheer, and abundance,
Extend to him a shielding arm,
If he battles with the enemy;
Torn by ill fate for too long,
Bring onto him joyful year,
These people have expiated,
The past and the future!

Translation: Robert Szabados, Toronto February 15, 1999