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# Csárdás Monti
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/csardas-monti/
- Published: 2022-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: The virtuoso's eyes are firmly closed, no need to see the notes he knows by heart. The bow takes flight, raw fingers, unopposed, life of their own, each chooses where to dart, as Csárdás, oh sweet Csárdás fills the ai...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

The virtuoso's eyes are firmly closed,  
no need to see the notes he knows by heart.  
The bow takes flight, raw fingers, unopposed,  
life of their own, each chooses where to dart,  
as Csárdás, oh sweet Csárdás fills the air,  
and picks up pace, smiles break out in the stands.  
And as you follow, the composer's flare  
astonishes, how do the metal strands  
not set the bow on fire? How can man  
even come close to Monti's breakneck pace,  
and do it with such joy, how can his plan  
defined in these majestic notes that race  
each other in a frantic, splendid dance,  
how can it be? Just listen. Here's your chance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fuJvPwsGAA