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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Königinnen seid ihr und reich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Königinnen seid ihr und reich.
Um die Lieder noch reicher
als blühende Bäume.
Nicht wahr, der Fremdling ist bleich ?
Aber noch viel, viel bleicher
sind seine Lieblingsträume,
sind wie Rosen im Teich.
Das empfandet ihr gleich :
Königinnen seid ihr und reich.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Gedichte, Leipzig : Insel-verlag, 1927, p.309


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Frühe Gedichte [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Joseph Kronsteiner (1910 - 1988), "Königinnen seid ihr und reich", copyright © 1956 [ alto, viola and piano ], from Vier Rilke-Lieder , no. 1, Wien : Österr. Bundesverl.  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Mimi Wagensonner-Schipper (1897 - 1970), "Königinnen seid ihr" [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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