Samo Tomášik ( hu, Tomasik Sámuel; pseudonyms Kozodolský, Tomášek; February 8, 1813 – September 10, 1887) was a Slovak

romantic poet Romantic poetry is the poetry of the Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. It involved a reaction against prevailing Enlightenment ideas of the 18t ...

and prosaist. He was best known for writing the 1834 poem, "

Hej, Slováci "Hey, Slavs" is a patriotic song dedicated to the Slavs which was used as the national anthem of various countries during the 20th century. Its lyrics were first written in 1834 under the title "Hey, Slovaks" ("Hej, Slováci") by Samo Tomáš ...

", which was in use since 1944 - under the title of "Hej, Sloveni" () - as the national anthem of

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

and later

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

until 2006. It was also the national anthem of the First Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945 as "Hej, Slováci" ()

Early life and education

Tomášik was born in Jelšavská Teplica, now Gemerské Teplice. His is education began in

Jelšava Jelšava (german: Eltsch or ''Jelschau''; hu, Jolsva; la, Alnovia) is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Etymology The name is derived from Slovak language, Slovak ''jelša'' (Alnus glutinosa ...

and Gemer. He studied at secondary school in

Rožňava Rožňava ( hu, Rozsnyó, german: Rosenau, Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182. The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňava ...

and later he continued with studies on lyceum in Kežmarok,

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and

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. Upon completing his studies he worked for two years as an educator in Bánréve, but when his father got sick he returned home and after his death became a Lutheran pastor in Chyžné. When he left to Germany to finish his education, he was supplied by

Samo Chalupka Samo Chalupka (27 February 1812, Horná Lehota, Brezno District – 19 May 1883, Horná Lehota) was a Slovak Lutheran priest and romantic poet. Life Samo Chalupka was a younger brother of Ján Chalupka, another Slovak writer. Samo studi ...

. In years 1856 - 1860 he became education supervisor and on his behalf was established the first Slovak high school in

Revúca Revúca (; formerly ''Veľká Revúca'' in Slovak; german: Groß-Rauschenbach; hu, Nagyrőce) is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Revúca is the seat of Revúca District. Etymology The name is of Slovak origin and was initially t ...

Career

Tomášik belongs to the period between Kollár and Štúr generation. His first works were Latin poetry, but he was also interested in folklore. Besides Latin he wrote in Slovak and Czech. In his work can be often found challenge to fight for freedom or justice, endeavor to prove the importance of the Slovak nation in the history of the

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. He also attended to satyric, marital and folklore poetry. He places his writings on the region of Muráň and Gemer. His works are distinguished by musicality and folk language and many of them have become traditional. He died in Chyžné.

List of writings

* 1888 - ''Básně a písně'', collective writing * 1834 - ''

'' (original name ''Na Slovany''), hymnic song and former anthem of

and the

Slovak Republic Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

during WW2 * 1846 - ''Hladomra'', the first prose (legend) * 1864 - ''Bašovci na Muránskom zámku'', tale * 1865 - ''Sečovci, veľmoži gemerskí'', tale * 1867 - ''Vešelínovo dobytie Muráňa'', tale * 1870 - ''Odboj Vešelínov'', tale * 1873 - ''Malkotenti'', tale * 1876 - ''Kuruci'', tale * 1872 - ''Pamäti gemersko-malohontské'', factual writing about the Gemer history * 1883 - ''Denkwürdigkeiten des Muranyer Schlosses, mit Bezug auf die Vaterländische Geschichte'', factual history of the

Muráň Castle Muráň Castle ( sk, Muránsky hrad; hu, Murány vára), is a ruin of a medieval castle above the village of Muráň, in the Muránska planina National Park in Slovakia. The castle is noteworthy for its unusually high elevation of 935 m, making ...

* ''Barón Trenck'', leader of the pandoors, unfinished novel (only manuscript) * ''Svadba pod Kohoutem'', drama (only manuscript) * ''Kolo Tatier čierňava'', revolutionary song * ''Hej, pod Kriváňom'' (originally ''Hej, pod Muráňom''), nationalized song * ''Ja som bača veľmi starý''

References

External links

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Gemerčan Samo Tomášik – autor hymny všetkých Slovanov
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