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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Aus einer Kindheit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das Dunkeln war wie Reichtum in dem Raume,
darin der Knabe, sehr verheimlicht, saß.
Und als die Mutter eintrat wie im Traume,
erzitterte im stillen Schrank ein Glas.
Sie fühlte, wie das Zimmer sie verriet,
und küßte ihren Knaben : Bist du hier? ...
Dann schauten beide bang nach dem Klavier,
denn manchen Abend hatte sie ein Lied,
darin das Kind sich seltsam tief verfing.

Es sa sehr still. Sein großes Schauen hing
an ihrer Hand, die ganz gebeugt vom Ringe,
als ob sie schwer in Schneewehn ginge,
über die weißen Tasten ging.

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Das Buch der Bilder, Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1913, p.25


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Aus einer Kindheit", appears in Das Buch der Bilder [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 Eduard de Boer (b. 1957), "Aus einer Kindheit", op. 26 (Lieder und Tänze der Nacht) no. 3 [ soprano, harp, cimbalom, piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Rudolf) Walther Hirschberg (1889 - 1960), "Aus einer Kindheit", op. 49 (Zehn Lieder) no. 10, published 19? [ voice and piano ], [Deutschland] : Hirschberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Stefan Lano (b. 1952), "Aus einer Kindheit" [ soprano and orchestra ], from Sieben Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Rottenberg (1864 - 1932), "Aus einer Kindheit" [ voice and piano ], from Vier Gedichte, no. 1, Leipzig: Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Beth Wiemann (b. 1959), "Aus einer Kindheit", 2019, published 2020 [ baritone and piano ], from Six songs on Rilke, no. 4, New York, NY : American Composers Alliance, Inc. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-07-13
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Word count: 91

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