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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Du, Hände, welche immer geben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du, Hände, welche immer geben,
die müssen blühn von fremdem Glück.
Zart wie ein zartes Birkenbeben
bleibt von dem gebenden Erleben
ein Rhythmenzittern drin zurück.

Das sind die Hände mit den schmalen
Gelenken, die sich leise mühn;
und wüßten die von Kathedralen,
sie müßten sich in Wundenmalen
vor allem Volke heiligblühn.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Erste Gedichte van Rainer Maria Rilke, Leipzig : Insel-Verlag, 1923, p.132


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Erste 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 Johannes Bammer (1888 - 1988), "Du, Hände, welche immer geben", 1937 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gesänge, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Casimir von Pászthory (1886 - 1966), "Du, Hände" [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder nach Gedichte von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-28
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Word count: 51

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