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Woe is Me / Ach, könnt´ ich sterben nur

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Meghalok, meghalok
Foreign language / English title
Woe is Me / Ach, könnt´ ich sterben nur
Year of composition
1957
Type
Female choir
Instrumentation
female choir (S., 3 A. solo)
Duration
4 min
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian / English / German
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, UE13630; Editio Musica Budapest Z. 6724
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 12948
Remarks, other info
Translated by Michael Dimi Calvocoressi (English), Emma Kodály (German)