Your first word was light [ ... ]
Seven Songs from Rainer Maria Rilke’s The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
Song Cycle by Brad Mehldau (b. 1970)
1. Your first word was light  [sung text checked 1 time]
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- by Anita Barrows , copyright ©
- by Joanna Macy , copyright ©
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 44
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. The hour is striking so close above me  [sung text checked 1 time]
The hour is striking so close above me [ ... ]
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- by Anita Barrows , copyright ©
- by Joanna Macy , copyright ©
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Da neigt sich die Stunde", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 1, first published 1905
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. I love the dark hours of my being  [sung text checked 1 time]
I love the dark hours of my being [ ... ]
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- by Anita Barrows , copyright ©
- by Joanna Macy , copyright ©
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ich liebe meines Wesens Dunkelstunden", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 5, first published 1905
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.4. I love you, gentlest of Ways  [sung text checked 1 time]
I love you, gentlest of Ways [ ... ]
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- by Anita Barrows , copyright ©
- by Joanna Macy , copyright ©
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ich liebe dich, du sanftestes Gesetz", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 25, first published 1905
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.5. No one lives his life  [sung text checked 1 time]
No one lives his life [ ... ]
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- by Anita Barrows , copyright ©
- by Joanna Macy , copyright ©
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ich will ihn preisen", appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 3. Das Buch von der Armut und dem Tode, no. 11
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.6. His caring is a nightmare to us  [sung text checked 1 time]
His caring is a nightmare to us [ ... ]
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- by Anita Barrows , copyright ©
- by Joanna Macy , copyright ©
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 2. Das Buch von der Pilgerschaft, no. 6
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.7. Extinguish my eyes, I’ll go on seeing you  [sung text checked 1 time]
Extinguish my eyes, I’ll go on seeing you [ ... ]
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- by Anita Barrows , copyright ©
- by Joanna Macy , copyright ©
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Lösch mir die Augen aus", appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 2. Das Buch von der Pilgerschaft, no. 7
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