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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Der Abend ist mein Buch
 (Sung text for setting by R. Fürstenthal)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE ITA
Der Abend ist mein Buch. Ihm prangen
die Deckel purpurn in Damast;
ich löse seine goldnen Spangen
mit kühlen Händen, ohne Hast.

Und lese seine erste Seite,
beglückt durch den vertrauten Ton, -
und lese leiser seine zweite,
und seine dritte träum ich schon.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016), "Der Abend ist mein Buch" [ voice and piano ], from 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Der Abend ist mein Buch", written 1897, appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Mir zur Feier, in Gebete der Mädchen zu Maria

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "The evening is my book", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "E', la sera, il mio libro", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-02-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

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