by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation © by Robert Bly (b. 1926)
Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen, denen ich gut und wie ein Bruder bin; als Samen sonnst du dich in den geringen und in den großen giebst du groß dich hin. Das ist das wundersame Spiel der Kräfte, dass sie so dienend durch die Dinge gehn: in Wurzeln wachsend, schwindend in die Schäfte und in den Wipfeln wie ein Auferstehn.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 22, first published 1905 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jens Berens , "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edwin Ernst Moritz Geist (1902 - 1942), "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen", 1936 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Haas (1886 - 1960), "Ich finde dich", c1919-c1944 [ voice and piano ], from 25 Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willy Kehrer (1902 - 1976), "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen", op. 28, Heft 3 (Aus dem Stundenbuch) no. 4 (1922), first performed 1938 [ soprano and mezzo-soprano (ad libitum) and piano ], from Eine Rainer-Maria-Rilke-Stunde, no. 21, Thüringen : Willy-Kehrer-Archiv Schmölln [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stefan Lano (b. 1952), "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen" [ soprano and orchestra ], from Sieben Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ina Lohr (1903 - 1983), "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen", 1927 [ voice and piano or organ ], from Vom mönchischem Leben, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Friedrich Micheelsen (1902 - 1973), "Ich finde dich", published 1934 [ voice and organ ], from Gesänge von der Vergänglichkeit und von der Ewigkeit, no. 4, In: Lobeda – Orgel-Singbuch für Männerchor, Band II [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jörg Walter Schneider , "Ich finde Dich" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Schoeller (1882 - 1977), "Ich finde dich", copyright © 1942 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Gedichte aus dem Stundenbuch von R. M. Rilke, no. 4, Wien : Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Xaver Paul Thoma (b. 1953), "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen", op. 154a (Sieben Gesänge) no. 3 (2007), published c2008 [ baritone and piano ], Asperg : IKURO [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leif Thybo (1922 - 2001), "Ich finde dich", 1983 [ voice and organ ], from Aus dem Stundenbuch, no. 1, Egtved : Edition Egtved [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Babbette Deutsch (1895 - 1982) , "In all these things I cherish as a brother", copyright © ; composed by David Matthews.
- Also set in English, a translation by Robert Bly (b. 1926) , no title, copyright © ; composed by Robert Benford Lepley.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je te trouve en toutes ces choses", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 61
I find you in all things of the world
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I find you in all things of the world ...
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Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke, HarperCollins, 1981, p.6
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Bly (b. 1926), no title, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 22, first published 1905
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Benford Lepley , "I Find You In All These Things Of The World" [ mixed chorus ], from Visions within, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Babbette Deutsch (1895 - 1982) , "In all these things I cherish as a brother" ; composed by Colin Matthews.
This text was added to the website: 2023-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 72