by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Language: French (Français)
Au midi vide qui dort combien de fois elle passe, sans laisser à la terrasse le moindre soupçon d'un corps. Mais si la nature la sent, l'habitude de l'invisible rend une clarté terrible à son doux contour apparent.
Composition:
- Set to music by Léon Orthel (1905 - 1985), "La déesse", op. 65 (Neuf mélodies) no. 1 (1973)
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "La déesse", appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 28
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