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“Magyar, to arms! thy country calls!”
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The speaker directly calls on Hungarians to take up arms because their country needs them. “To arms” is an urgent appeal for military action, while “thy country calls” presents that action as a duty to the nation.
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- Wikisource, “National Song”
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- Official Statement
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