St. Mary's Trumpet Call
St. Mary's Trumpet Call (Polish language, Polish: ''Hejnał mariacki''; Polish pronunciation: , derived from the Hungarian language, Hungarian expression ''Szűz Mária hajnala'' meaning "Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Mary's dawn") is a traditional, five-note Poland, Polish bugle call closely bound to the history and traditions of Kraków. It is played every hour on the hour, four times in succession in each of the four cardinal directions, by a trumpeter on the highest tower of the city's St. Mary's Church, Kraków, Saint Mary's Basilica. The noon performance is broadcast via radio to all of Poland and the world. History Origins The real origin and author of the ''hejnał'' are unknown. The earliest written mention of it appears in civic pay records of 1392. The word ''hejnał'' comes from ''hajnal'', the Hungarian language, Hungarian word for "dawn". These two facts fit well with a putative origin under King Louis I of Hungary, Louis I "the Hungarian" (r. in Poland 1370–82) or ...
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