by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Ô la biche : quel bel intérieur
d'anciennes forêts dans tes yeux abonde ; 
combien de confiance ronde 
mêlée à combien de peur.

Tout cela, porté par la vive 
gracilité de tes bonds. 
Mais jamais rien n'arrive 
à cette impossessive 
ignorance de ton front.

Composition:

    Set to music by Léon Orthel (1905 - 1985), "La biche", op. 61 (Sept mélodies) no. 2 (1972), published 1972 [ medium voice and piano ], Amsterdam, Ed. Donemus

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The doe", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Das Reh", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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