Andrei Mureşanu

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Andrei Mureşanu (portrait by Mişu Popp)

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 popular tune chosen by him and Gheorghe Ucenescu, 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.

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Mureşanu, Andrei, 1816-1863. Poezii, articole / Andrei Mureșanu ; antologie, postafat,a( s,i bibliografie de Ion Buzas,i. Selections. 1988 București : Editura Minerva, 1988. 248 p. ; 20 cm.
Vasile Oltean - Imnul Nat,ional Des,teapta(-te, române!, Ed. Salco, Braşov, 2005, ISBN 973-97502-1-0
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