O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod. Das Sterben, das aus jenem Leben geht, darin er Liebe hatte, Sinn und Not.
Vom Tode
Set by Karl Maria Löbl (1911 - 1942), "Vom Tode" [Sung Text]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1903, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 3. Das Buch von der Armut und dem Tode, no. 6
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Walter A. Aue) , "Oh Lord, award to each his fitting death", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "O Lord", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Concedi a ognuno, o Dio, la sua propria morte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Denn wir sind nur die Schale und das Blatt.
Der große Tod, den jeder in sich hat,
das ist die Frucht, um die sich alles dreht.
... Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1903, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 3. Das Buch von der Armut und dem Tode, no. 7
See other settings of this text.
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]Author(s): Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)