Aaron Rabushka wrote:

>I need some help from some of our Hungarian correspondents on the correct
>title for Bartok's opera. I had thought that it was "A Keckszakallu Herceg
>Vara," yet when I mentioned this to some people from Budapest they said
>"That's not Hungarian."

Interesting:  this may just be a coincidence, but "Keckszakallu" sounds
suspiciously like "Keci sakalli," which is Turkish for "(one) with a
goatie"; "Keci" (pronounced Kechie) is goat in Turkish.

I have no idea about "Herceg Vara."

Ulvi
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