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Title of the work

borderland

Composer
Orbán György
Original / Hungarian title
peremvidék
Foreign language / English title
borderland
Subtitle
For soprano (or mezzo-soprano) voice and piano
Year of composition
2009
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
S. (or Ms.), pf.
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
1. pengetni / plucking
2. mit akarhat? / what does it want?
3. szebbek mint mi, talán... / more beautiful than us, maybe...
4. ráolvasás / incantation
5. a látogató / the visitor
5. szerelmes ringató / in love lullaby
Text
DSIDA, Jenő; Folk text(s); ORBÁN, György
Language
Hungarian
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Based on a poem by Jenő Dsida, gypsy and yiddish folklores, cliche fragments and a transylvanian folk song

Hungarian translations by Sándor Kányádi