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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Auszug aus dem ersten Elegie
 (Sung text for setting by S. Grill)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Schließlich brauchen sie uns nicht mehr, die Früheentrückten, 
man entwöhnt sich des Irdischen sanft, wie man den Brüsten 
milde der Mutter entwächst. Aber wir, die so große 
Geheimnisse brauchen, denen aus Trauer so oft
seliger Fortschritt entspringt –: könnten wir sein ohne sie?
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Auszug aus dem ersten Elegie", copyright © 2012, stanza 5:1-5 [ soprano, viola d'amore, viola, and cello ], from Songs of Loss and Remembrance, no. 2, confirmed with an online score

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Die erste Elegie", appears in Duineser Elegien, no. 1

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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-08
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Word count: 772

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