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12 Haiku

Composer
Sáry László
Original / Hungarian title
12 Haiku
Foreign language / English title
12 Haiku
Subtitle
Twelve movements for mixed choir or children choir or women´s choir
Dedication
to the Children´s Chorus of NHK Tokyo and Fujio Furuhashi
Year of composition
1997
Type
Choir a cappella
Instrumentation
mixed choir or children´s choir or female choir (4-part)
Duration
17 min
Movements, parts
1. Fénylik hideg hold / The cold moon glitters
2. A tél hidege / Winter´s chilliness
3. Vadliba búcsú / Wild geese take their leave
4. Cseresznyeszirmok / Petals of cherry
5. Már körös körül / All Round I Now Hear
6. Csak lassan, szépen / Slowly and nicely
7. Milyen nagy a csend / How great is silence
8. Zúgó banánfák / Rustling banana
9. Harmat fehérlik / Dew is glittering
10. Ősz szele / The autumn wind blows
11. Facsupasztó szél / The wind stripping trees
12. Vége az évnek / The year is over
Text
BUSON, Yosa; BASHO, Matsudo; KOBAYASHI, Issa
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32417, 2006 - Children´s Chorus of NHK Tokyo, Fujio Furuhashi (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Based on the haikus by Yosa Buson, Matsudo Basho and Kobayashi Issa

Hungarian translations by Dezső Tandori