Songs

I. Teil - 7. »Wenn er mich immer frägt«

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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I. Teil - 7. »Wenn er mich immer frägt«
German source: Franz Kafka

»Wenn er mich immer frägt.« Das ä, losgelöst vom Satz,
flog dahin wie ein Ball auf der Wiese.

Part I. - 7. “But he won’t stop asking me.”

“But he won’t stop asking me.” That “ah,” detatched
from the second sentence, flew away like a ball across
the meadow.

I. Teil - 7. »Wenn er mich immer frägt«
German source: Franz Kafka

Part I. - 7. “But he won’t stop asking me.”

»Wenn er mich immer frägt.« Das ä, losgelöst vom Satz,
“But he won’t stop asking me.” That “ah,” detatched
flog dahin wie ein Ball auf der Wiese.
from the second sentence, flew away like a ball across

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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