The hour is turning | The hour is turning and touches me, then

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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Translation © by Walter A. Aue

Die Stunde

(Sung text for setting by S. Ebel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Da neigt sich die Stunde und rührt mich an
mit klarem, metallenem Schlag:
mir zittern die Sinne. Ich fühle: ich kann -
und ich fasse den plastischen Tag.

Nichts war  ...  vollendet, eh ich es erschaut,
ein jedes Werden stand still.
Meine Blicke sind reif, und wie eine Braut
kommt jedem das Ding, das er will.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Steven Ebel

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Text Authorship:

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Da neigt sich die Stunde", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 1, first published 1905

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ENG English (Walter A. Aue) , "The hour is turning", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Alors l'heure se penche et me touche", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 87

The hour is turning

(Sung text translation for setting by S. Ebel)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The hour is turning and touches me, then
sounds clear and metallic its chime:
My senses are trembling. I feel that I can -
and I grasp that reworkable time.

And nothing is finished ere there I abide,
and ev'ry becoming stands still.
My eyes have matured: like winning a bride
each sight wins whichever it will.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Da neigt sich die Stunde", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 1, first published 1905
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 89