Sometimes I go about in pity for myself and all the while A great wind is bearing me across the sky.
The Angle of Repose
Set by Annea Lockwood , "The Angle of Repose", 1991 [ baritone, alto flute, khaen ] [Sung Text]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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Ojibwa Indian text quoted by Peter Matthiessen in Nine-Headed Dragon River
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There are here, amidst this realm of fields, strips of dark ploughed land. They are empty and yet they lie here as though the bright stalks round about them were there for their sakes, rows of fencing for their protection. I asked what these dark acres were about. They told me: “c’est de la terre en repos.” So lovely, you see, can rest be and thus it looks alongside work. Not disquieting, but gathering up a deep trust and the feeling of a rich time.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title
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a letter written in 1904 by Rainer Maria Rilke to his wife, the sculptor Clara Westhoff, while on holiday in DenmarkResearcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
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