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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Ich bin ein Waise
 (Sung text for setting by D. Pejačević)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ich bin ein Waise. Nie
hat jemand um meinetwillen
die Geschichten berichtet, die
die Kinder bestärken und stillen.

Wo kommt mir das plötzlich her?
Wer hat es mir zugetragen?
Für ihn weiß ich alles Sagen
und was man erzählt am Meer.

Composition:

    Set to music by Dora Pejačević (1885 - 1923), "Ich bin ein Waise", op. 42 no. 3 (1916) [ voice and piano ], from Mädchengestalten, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ich bin ein Waise", appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Mädchen-Gestalten, no. 3

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je suis une orpheline", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 41

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