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III. Teil - 7. Ziel, Weg, Zögern

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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III. Teil - 7. Ziel, Weg, Zögern
German source: Franz Kafka

Es gibt ein Ziel, aber keinen Weg; was wir Weg nennen, ist Zögern.

Part III. - 7. Destination, path, hesitation

There is a destination, but no path to it; what we call a path is hesitation.

Composer

György Kurtág

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…

Poet

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka