“A fény örömhírével (With the Joyful Tidings of Light)” by Mariann & Laci

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Budapest, Hungary with Mariann Kerekes and Laci Makay who share “A fény örömhírével (With the Joyful Tidings of Light)” in Hungarian and English based on a passage from the Writings of Baha’u’llah. 

This song was filmed and recorded in Budapest, Hungary in April 2023.

LYRICS/QUOTE IN HUNGARIAN:

Ó, szellem fia! A fény örömhírével Üdvözöllek, üdvözöllek: örvendj! A szentség udvarába hívlak. Ott lakozzál, hogy békességben élhess, Mindörökké, mindörökké, mindörökké.

LYRICS/QUOTE IN ENGLISH:

O SON OF SPIRIT!

With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace forevermore.

CHORDS:

am G

Ó, szellem fia! A fény örömhírével

am G
Üdvözöllek, üdvözöllek: örvendj!

D G
A szentség udvarába hívlak,

D G
A szentség udvarába hívlak.
am G

Ott lakozzál, hogy békességben élhess,

am G

Ott lakozzál, hogy békességben élhess

D G D G
Mindörökké, mindörökké, mindörökké.

am
Ó, szellem fia!

am G
O son of spirit! With the joyful tidings of light

am G
I hail thee, I hail thee, rejoice!

D G
To the court of holiness I summon thee,
D G
To the court of holiness I summon thee.

am G
Abide therein that thou mayest live in peace,

am G
Abide therein that thou mayest live in peace
D G D G
for evermore, for evermore, for evermore.

am
O son of spirit!

You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “A fény örömhírével (With the Joyful Tidings of Light)” by Mariann & Laci

Watch the entire Studio Sessions video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions playlist

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Jordan Raj is a comedian, content producer and third culture kid. Born in Australia and raised in the Czech Republic by parents with ambiguous eastern origins, he is grateful for his unique perspective as his brain grapples to embrace the world. With brief journeys into the spheres of singing, public speaking, high school teaching and magic, he loves all types of performance and loves creating humorous video content to share online. Jordan is known for the “What’s That Word?” Series on Baha’i Blog and a number of explainer videos on Baha’i Holy days which he co-created with his cousin Raj. Currently, Jordan is living in Germany with his wife, where he spends his time doing stand up comedy and producing the Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions series.