Songs
Fekete főd, fehér az én zsebkendőm
(1907)
BB47
Part of a series or song cycle:
8 Hungarian Folksongs (BB47)
Fekete főd, fehér az én zsebkendőm
Fekete főd, fehér az én zsebkendőm,
Elhagyott a legkedvesebb szeretőm.
Ugy elhagyott, hogy még meg sem siratott,
Érzi szívem, nemsokára meghalok.
Black is the earth
Black is the earth, white is my handkerchief.
My lover has abandoned me.
He abandoned me without any tears.
My heart knows that soon I will die.
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Composer
Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist and an ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers.
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(As part of a song cycle/series:)
- 18 Oct 2018: A Hungarian Songbook: Dorottya Láng & Sholto Kynoch