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Two Poems of R. M. Rilke
Translations © by Grant Hicks
by Denise Isabelle Roger (1924 - 2005)
View original-language texts alone: Deux Poèmes de R.M. Rilke
Puisque tout passe, faisons la mélodie passagère ; celle qui nous désaltère, aura de nous raison. Chantons ce qui nous quitte avec amour et art ; soyons plus vite que le rapide départ.
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written c1924, appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 36, first published 1926
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Since everything passes, let us make fleeting melody; the one that refreshes us will get the better of us. Let us sing that which is leaving us with love and art; let us be quicker than its swift departure.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2001 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in French (Français) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written c1924, appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 36, first published 1926
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Translations of titles:
"Puisque tout passe" = "Since Everything Passes"
"Puisque tout passe, faisons" = "Since everything passes, let us make"
"Vergers XXXVI" = "Orchards XXXVI"
This text was added to the website: 2025-05-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 39
[Après une journée de vent, dans]1 une paix infinie, le soir se réconcilie comme un docile amant. Tout devient calme, clarté.... Mais à l'horizon s'étage, éclairé et doré, un beau bas-relief de nuages.
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Poèmes français, in 2. Les Quatrains Valaisans, no. 21
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with The Complete French Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke, Saint Paul: Greywolf Press, 1986, Page 120.
1 Schürch: "Dans"; further changes may exist not shown above[After a day of wind, in]1 infinite peace, the evening is reconciled like a docile lover. All becomes calm and clear.... But at the horizon appears, brightly-lit and golden, a lovely bas-relief of terraced clouds.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2025 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Poèmes français, in 2. Les Quatrains Valaisans, no. 21
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of titles:
"Après une journée" = "After a day"
"Après une journée de vent" = "After a Day of Wind"
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 36