Songs

III. Teil - 3. Meine Gefägnisszelle

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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Text & Translation

III. Teil - 3. Meine Gefägnisszelle
German source: Franz Kafka

Meine Gefägnisszelle, meine Festung.

Part III. - 3. My fortress

My prison cell, my fortress.

III. Teil - 3. Meine Gefägnisszelle
German source: Franz Kafka

Part III. - 3. My fortress

Meine Gefägnisszelle, meine Festung.
My prison cell, my fortress.

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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