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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Und wie mag die Liebe
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schreker)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Und wie mag die Liebe dir kommen sein?
Kam sie wie ein Sonnen, ein Blütenschein,
Kam sie wie ein Beten? -- Erzähle:

Ein Glück löste leuchtend aus Himmeln sich los
Und hing mit gefalteten Schwingen groß
An meiner blühenden Seele.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz (August Julius) Schreker (1878 - 1934), "Und wie mag die Liebe", 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus der Reifezeit, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1896, appears in Traumgekrönt, in Lieben, no. 1

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

  • ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "And how might Love have come to you?", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Amour", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 39

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