by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation © by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943)
As once the winged energy of delight
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
As once the winged energy of delight [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Stephen Paulus (b. 1949), "As once the winged energy of delight", copyright © 1998 [SATB chorus with divisi to SSSAAATTBBB (or...TTTBB) and full orchestra], from Voices, no. 8, Paulus Publications [ sung text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 105