B. Radó Lili
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B. Radó Lili (born Balassa Árpádné; 5 June 1896 – 19 September 1977) was a Hungarian poet, youth writer, and literary translator.[1]
Radó Lili graduated from the singing department of the National Music Academy. She began her writing career in 1911, contributing to provincial journals before moving on to publications in Budapest. Over her lifetime, she authored 17 volumes, including youth poems, storybooks, youth songs, and choral works. Radó Lili was also actively involved with youth magazines and the Youth Radio. Her works have been translated into Finnish, German, Italian, and Swedish. Notably, she translated numerous youth novels and poems. During the period of the German invasion in March 1944 until liberation, she maintained a diary while residing in starry houses with her family. Radó Lili was a member of the Art Fund of the Hungarian People's Republic and the Hungarian PEN Club.
One of her notable contributions is as the lyricist of the song "The Cheerful Pioneer", colloquially known as "The Sample Squirrel", She is buried in Farkasréti Cemetery.[2]