Text & Translation
III. Teil - 4. Schmutzig bin ich, Milená...
German source:
Franz Kafka
Part III. - 4. I am dirty, Milená
the singing of Angels.
III. Teil - 4. Schmutzig bin ich, Milená...
German source:
Franz Kafka
Part III. - 4. I am dirty, Milená
Schmutzig bin ich, Milená, endlos schmutzig, darum mache ich ein solces Gechrei mit der Reinheit. Niemand singt so rein als die, welche in der tiefsten Hölle sind; was wir für den Gesang der Engle halten, ist ihr Gesang.
I am dirty, Milená, endlessly dirty, that it why I make such a fuss about cleanliness. None sing as purely as those in deepest Hell; it is their singing that we take for
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…