Songs

I. Teil - 5. Berceuse I

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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Text & Translation

I. Teil - 5. Berceuse I
German source: Franz Kafka

Schlage deinen Manel, hoher Traum, um das Kind.

Part I. - 5. Berceuse I

Wrap your overcoat, O lofty dream, around the child.

I. Teil - 5. Berceuse I
German source: Franz Kafka

Part I. - 5. Berceuse I

Schlage deinen Manel, hoher Traum, um das Kind.
Wrap your overcoat, O lofty dream, around the child.

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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