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Four Late Poems and an Epigram of Rainer Maria Rilke

Song Cycle by Oliver Knussen, CBE (1952 - 2018)

1. epigram
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Rose, oh pure contradiction, joy
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Text Authorship:

  • by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), no title, copyright ©

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title
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2. Idol
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
God or goddess sleep of cats
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Text Authorship:

  • by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), "Idol", copyright ©

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Idol"
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Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, New York : Vintage, 1989


3. Gravity
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Center, how from all beings
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Text Authorship:

  • by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), copyright ©

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Schwerkraft"
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4. Imaginary life
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
At first a childhood, limitless and free
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Text Authorship:

  • by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), copyright ©

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf"
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5. Gong
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
No longer for ears...: sound
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), "Gong", copyright ©

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Gong", written 1925
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Total word count: 304
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