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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Ist einer, der nimmt alle in die Hand
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ist einer, der nimmt alle in die Hand,
daß sie wie Sand durch seine Finger rinnen.
Er wählt die schönsten aus den Königinnen
und läßt sie sich in weißen Marmor hauen,
still liegend in des Mantels Melodie;
und legt die Könige zu ihren Frauen,
gebildet aus dem gleichen Stein wie sie.

Ist einer, der nimmt alle in die Hand,
daß sie wie schlechte Klingen sind und brechen.
Er ist kein Fremder, denn er wohnt im Blut,
das unser Leben ist und rauscht und ruht.
Ich kann nicht glauben, daß er Unrecht tut;
doch hör ich viele Böses von ihm sprechen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Strophen", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920 [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 Axel Borup-Jørgensen (1924 - 2012), "Strophen", op. 39 [ alto and organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Antal Doráti (1906 - 1988), "Stanzas", 1976, first performed 1976 [ mixed chorus ], from Drei Studien, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by John Rodby (b. 1944), "Strophen" [ voice and orchestra ], from Rilkegesangen, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Visser (b. 1939), "Ist einer... (Strophen) ", 1981, from Zes Rilke-liederen, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Strophes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-05
Line count: 13
Word count: 100

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