'Andrei Mureşanu' (
November 16,
1816,
Bistriţa -
October 12,
1863,
Braşov) was a
Romanian poet and revolutionary of
Transylvania (then in the
Habsburg Monarchy).
Born to a family of peasants, he studied
philosophy and
theology in
Blaj. Starting in 1838, Mureşanu was a professor at
Braşov. He published his first poetry in the magazine ''Foaia pentru Minte, Inimă şi Literatură''.
He was one of the figures of the
1848 revolution in Transylvania, taking part in the
Braşov delegation to the
Blaj Assembly in May 1848. His poem ''
Deşteaptă-te, române!'', sang to a tune composed by
Anton Pann, became the hymn of the revolutionaries.
Nicolae Bălcescu named it "''
La Marseillaise'' of Romanians" for its ability to mobilize the people to fight. The poem became the national anthem of Romania in 1989.
After the revolution, Mureşanu worked as a translator in
Sibiu, had some patriotical works published in the ''Telegraful Român'' magazine. In 1862 his poetry was gathered in a single volume.
References
★ Mureşanu, Andrei, 1816-1863. ''Poezii, articole'' / Andrei Mureșanu ; antologie, postafață și bibliografie de Ion Buzași. Selections. 1988 București : Editura Minerva, 1988. 248 p. ; 20 cm.
★ Pann, Anton, 1796 or 7-1854. ''Imnul de stat al României'' / [versurile de Andrei Mureșianu ; muzica de Anton Pann]. [Romania] : Editura Muzicală, [1990?] 1 score (16 p.) ; 29 cm. ISBN 9734200844
External link
★
Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions: Andrei Muresianu