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Selected poems of Rainer Maria Rilke

Song Cycle by Libby Larsen (b. 1950)

1. The merry‑go‑round
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Under the roof and the roof's shadow turns
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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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2. Lady on the balcony  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Swiftly she comes wrapped in the wind
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Text Authorship:

  • by Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890 - 1967), copyright © [an adaptation]

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Dame auf einem Balkon", appears in Neue Gedichte
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3. Spanish dancer
 (Sung text)

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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Total word count: 186
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