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Drei Gesänge , opus 24

by Oliver Trötschel (b. 1961)

Nacht. O du in Tiefe gelöstes Gesicht

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nacht. O du in Tiefe gelöstes
Gesicht an meinem Gesicht.
Du, meines staunenden Anschauns größtes
Übergewicht.

Nacht, in meinem Blicke erschauernd,
Aber in sich so fest;
Unerschöpfliche Schöpfung, dauernd
Über dem Erdenrest;

Voll von jungen Gestirnen, die Feuer
Aus der Flucht ihres Saums
Schleudern ins lautlose Abenteuer
Des Zwischenraums:

Wie, durch dein bloßes Dasein, erschein ich,
Übertrefferin, klein —;
Doch, mit der dunkelen Erde einig,
Wag ich es, in dir zu sein.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1924 [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):

Set by Oliver Trötschel (b. 1961), op. 24, published 1994 [ soprano and instrumental ensemble ], Köln : Tonger

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Gedichte, in Europäische Revue, Band 1, Der neur-geist Verlag, 1925, p.48


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