Pápainé (Widow Pápai) is an early vocal composition by Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
It is based on a text by Hungarian poet Sándor Weöres and reflects Bartók's influence on Ligeti.
The Swedish Radio Choir gave the first performance, conducted by Eric Ericson.
[3] It is scored for a normal SATB mixed choir, but it requires SAATBB in some segments.
[4] The text is extracted from a traditional Hungarian ballad by Sándor Weöres, and has been translated into English by collaborator Desmond Clayton.