Text & Translation
IV. Teil - 5. Leoparden
German source:
Franz Kafka
ein Teil der Zeremonie.
Part IV. - 5. Leopards
IV. Teil - 5. Leoparden
German source:
Franz Kafka
Part IV. - 5. Leopards
Leoparden brechen in den Tempel ein und saufen die Opferkürge leer; das wiederholt sich immer wieder; schliesslich kann man es vorausberechnen, und es wird
Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial jugs dry; this is repeated, again and again, until it is possible to calculate in advance when they will come, and it becomes part of the ceremony.
ein Teil der Zeremonie.
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…