Description: | I dedicate this performance of mine in honor of the late Empress Elisabeth (Sisi), whose personality captivated me during my recent visits to museums and castles in Vienna.
I was amazed that she learned to speak Hungarian perfectly without any pressure, which is extremely difficult.
This text is on the Elisabeth lookout near Budapest:
"Here stood our dear Queen Elisabeth,
Where perhaps no crowned head had ever been before,
And while her soul pondered the delightful sight,
She felt the heart of our country beating towards her.
Our homage called this mountain Elisabeth's peak,
And as long as Hungarians live, they will bless the footprints of her feet."
(1882) |