by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Der Tag der weissen Chrysanthemen
 (Sung text for setting by R. Fürstenthal)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA POR
Das war der Tag der weißen Chrysanthemen, --
mir bangte fast vor seiner Pracht...
Und dann, dann kamst du mir die Seele nehmen
tief in der Nacht.

Mir war so bang, und du kamst lieb und leise, --
ich hatte grad im Traum an dich gedacht.
Du kamst, und leis wie eine Märchenweise
erklang die Nacht....

Note: some lines of this poem were used in Zanettovich's Lied (mond - nacht - liebes - traum - lied)

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016), "Der Tag der weissen Chrysanthemen" [ voice and piano ], from Spätlese III, no. 4, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Coronat de somnis", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Crowned by a dream", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Coronamento del sogno", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Coroado em sonhos", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 54