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Six Songs, Op. 3

Composer
Bánhalmi György
Original / Hungarian title
Hat dal, Op. 3
Foreign language / English title
Six Songs, Op. 3
Subtitle
For high voice with piano
Year of composition
1951
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
voice, pf.
Duration
22 min
Movements, parts
1. Azra / Asra
2. Szegény öreg koldus / Poor old beggar
3. Kél a hold / Rising moon
4. A tavaszhoz / To spring
5. False ray of hope / Csalfa sugár
6. Március / March
Text
HEINE, Heinrich; VAJDA, János; PETŐFI, Sándor; CSOKONAI, Vitéz Mihály; ARANY, János; ÁPRILY, Lajos
Language
Hungarian / English
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1947 - 1951

Based on poems by Heinrich Heine, János Vajda, Sándor Petőfi, Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, János Arany and Lajos Áprily

Hungarian transaltion for Mov. I by Ernő Szép

English translations by Mae Cohen, Ruth Goldboss and Liz Peterson