On September 12, 2023, a solo evening of poetry and music by Sándor Németh NYIBA, poet, composer, Olympian, Knight of Hungarian Culture, was held in the Dunakeszi Ferenc Kölcsey City Library. His poems, songs and interesting stories from the lives of great poets (Petőfi, Krúdy, Ady, Babits, Attila József) were recited in his own performance. At the end of the evening, the portrait of painter Ferenc Kölcsey by Sándor Batári was unveiled, which was offered to the library by Sándor Német NYIBA, the president of the Krúdy Krúdy Literary Circle.
Literature, music and sport were always present in the life of Sándor Németh NYIBA. He has been writing since he was a child, four independent volumes have been published (Willow Cross; Nyibaism-Don’t be ashamed of your soul; Bread Tales; Követ a vénség – five thousand poems in one volume) so far, but his works have also been published in numerous anthologies and publications. He has been playing music, guitar and drums since the age of twelve.
He played drums in the band Meteor in the seventies. In 1996, he formed the DE-PRESSION Ensemble, with whom he made 50 albums, on which he sings, plays the guitar, drums, and contributes as a composer. Most of his poems were set to music, which were performed by well-known performers, including Gyula Vikidál, Miklós Varga, Ildikó Keresztes, Erika Géczi and Mr. Basary. Recitations of well-known poets and his own poems can be found on several CDs.
He represented Hungary at twenty-eight world competitions as an athlete, coach and national team captain. He can boast of numerous results in Hungarian, world championship and Olympic competitions. He was the captain and head coach of the freestyle wrestling team for eight years. His students returned home with medals from several world competitions. He has a black belt in five martial arts disciplines. He claims that literature, music and sport are still important in his life today, and poetry holds the three areas together in everyday life. He tours the country with his independent evenings of poetry and music, and leads several literary creative camps every year. His work was recognized with numerous awards in the fields of culture, literature, and sports. He likes the atmosphere of Dunakeszi and the people, and is connected to the city in many ways. After training for several years at the Növényi Academy, together with Olympic champion Norbert Növényi, they became grappling world champions. On behalf of the Dunakesz Növényi Academy, they prepared Növény for the MMA world title match together with boxing master Alex Kiss. The marching band’s music was written by the DE-PRESSION Ensemble.
A few years ago, the first Hungarian Rock Legends Wandering Exhibition, founded by him, also visited Dunakeszi, which took place in the VOKE József Attila Cultural Center and in a separate tent at the scene of outdoor concerts. His poems recited during the evening cover several topics, which he recited and sang with great empathy and passion. His poems about his homeland, his parents, life and love touched many people. An excerpt from the poem Your Last Life, sung by Mr. Joe and József Horváth.
„…The fight is false, the goal does not wait
fooled by the crazy world.
Don’t be ashamed to have a soul
your tears became a river…
…This is your last life
do not offer it to anyone
anything can be destroyed, this is a judgment.
It doesn’t matter whether you want it or not.”
At the end of the evening, the shroud was removed from István Batári’s portrait of Ferenc Kölcsey, which was given a worthy place under a portrait of Krúdy, also painted by István Batári.
Magdi Béres
