Songs

I. Teil - 18. Träumend hing die Blume (Hommage à Schumann)

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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Text & Translation

I. Teil - 18. Träumend hing die Blume (Hommage à Schumann)
German source: Franz Kafka

Träumend hing die Blume am hohen Stengel.
Abenddämmerung umzog sie.

Part I. - 18. The flower hung dreamily (Homage to Schumann)

The flower hung dreamily on its tall stem. Dusk
enveloped it.

I. Teil - 18. Träumend hing die Blume (Hommage à Schumann)
German source: Franz Kafka

Part I. - 18. The flower hung dreamily (Homage to Schumann)

Träumend hing die Blume am hohen Stengel.
The flower hung dreamily on its tall stem. Dusk
Abenddämmerung umzog sie.
enveloped it.

Composer

György Kurtág

György Kurtág was born in Lugoj in the Banat region, Romania. In 1946, he began his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where he met his wife, Márta, and also György Ligeti, who became a close friend. His piano teacher at the…

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