Under the roof and the roof's shadow turns [ ... ]
Selected poems of Rainer Maria Rilke
Song Cycle by Libby Larsen (b. 1950)
1. The merry‑go‑round
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890 - 1967), copyright © [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Das Karussell", subtitle: "Jardin du Luxembourg", appears in Neue Gedichte, first published 1892
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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. Lady on the balcony  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Swiftly she comes wrapped in the wind [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890 - 1967), copyright © [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Dame auf einem Balkon", appears in Neue Gedichte
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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. Spanish dancer
Language: English
As in the hand a match glows swiftly [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890 - 1967), copyright © [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Spanische Tänzerin", appears in Neue Gedichte
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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.Total word count: 186