József Attila's lyrics & chords

Attila József (April 11, 1905 - December 3, 1937) was one of the most outstanding Hungarian poets in the 20th century. The son of Áron József, a half-Romanian soap factory worker and Hungarian peasant girl Borbála Pőcze, he was born in Ferencváros, a poor district of Budapest. He had two elder sisters: Eta and Jolán. His father abandoned the family when he was just three years old. They lived in extreme poverty: the mother could barely support the three children and pay rent for the tiny flat they were living in. Thus the children were ...read more