Bujdosó, commonly known in English as The Fugitive or Song of Exile,[1] is an early vocal composition by Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
As most of Ligeti's juvenilia, this piece never received a formal premiere, but it has been recorded together with other early vocal compositions.
The text is extracted from a Hungarian traditional poem, which is as follows:[3][4] Fölkelt már a csillag Lengyelország felé Magam is elmegyek, babám, arra felé Megvetették nekem a megfogó hálót Megfogtak engemet mint egy utonállót Lám, megmondtam, rózsám, ne szeress engemet mert Somogy vármegye hajszoltat engemet A tömlöc feneke az én vetett ágyam annak a teteje takaró vánkosom.
Tempo changes to Adagio towards the end of the piece, and time signature changes are present throughout the whole composition.
The lyrics have been translated into German by Hilgen Schallehn and into English by Desmond Clayton.