Songs

I. Teil - 8. Es zupfte mich jemand am Kleid

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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I. Teil - 8. Es zupfte mich jemand am Kleid
German source: Franz Kafka

Es zupfte mich jemand am Kleid, aber ich schüttelte
ihn ab.

Part I. - 8. Someone tugged at my clothes

Someone tugged at my clothes but I shrugged him off.

I. Teil - 8. Es zupfte mich jemand am Kleid
German source: Franz Kafka

Part I. - 8. Someone tugged at my clothes

Es zupfte mich jemand am Kleid, aber ich schüttelte
Someone tugged at my clothes but I shrugged him off.
ihn ab.

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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