Andrei Mureșanu (; November 16, 1816 in

Bistrița (; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of approxima ...

– October 12, 1863 in

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) was a

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n poet and revolutionary of

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. Born in a family of a small business owner in the countryside, he studied philosophy and theology in

Blaj Blaj (; archaically spelled as ''Blaș''; hu, Balázsfalva; german: Blasendorf; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Blußendref'') is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 20,630 inhabitants. The landmark of the city is the f ...

. In 1838 he started working as a professor in

. He published his first poetry in the magazine ''Foaie pentru minte, inimă și literatură'' (''Paper for mind, heart and literature''). He was one of the leading figures of the 1848 revolution in Transylvania, taking part in the Brașov delegation at the

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in May 1848. His poem ''

Deșteaptă-te, române! "" ("Awaken Thee, Romanian!"; ) is the national anthem of Romania and former national anthem of Moldova. The lyrics were composed by Andrei Mureșanu (1816–1863), and the music was popular (it was chosen for the poem by Gheorghe Ucenescu, as ...

'', composition based on a popular tune of an old religious anthem, became the hymn of the revolutionaries.

Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Bălcescu () (29 June 181929 November 1852) was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution. Early life Born in Bucharest to a family of low-ranking nobility, he used his mother' ...

named it "''

La Marseillaise "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du R ...

'' of Romanians" for its ability to mobilize the people to fight. The poem later became the national anthem of Romania in 1990. After the revolution, Mureșanu worked as a translator in

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

, had some patriotical works published in the ''Telegraful Român'' magazine. In 1862 his poetry was gathered in a single volume. Due to poor health conditions, he died in 1863 at Brașov. He is buried in the city’s Groaveri cemetery.Description of Groaveri Church
at the Brașov archpriest’s district site

Notes

References

*Mureșanu, Andrei, 1816-1863. ' / Andrei Mureșanu ; . Selections. 1988 București : Editura Minerva, 1988. 248 p. ; 20 cm. *Vasile Oltean - ', Ed. Salco, Brașov, 2005, *Pann, Anton, 1796 or 7-1854. ' / ersurile de Andrei Mureșanu ; muzica de Anton Pann omania: Editura Muzicală, 990?1 score (16 p.) ; 29 cm.

External links

Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions: Andrei Muresianu
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