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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Pietà
 (Sung text for setting by H. Burghardt)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE ITA
Choose for Diff
Jetzt wird mein Elend voll, und namenlos
erfüllt es mich. Ich starre wie des Steins
Inneres starrt.
Hart wie ich bin, weiß ich nur Eins:
Du wurdest groß --
. . . . . . und wurdest groß,
um als zu großer Schmerz
ganz über meines Herzens Fassung
hinauszustehn.
Jetzt liegst du quer durch meinen Schoß. 
Jetzt kann ich dich nicht mehr
gebären.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans-Georg Burghardt (1909 - 1993), "Pietà", op. 35 no. 3 (1937) [ voice and piano ], Breslau : Littmann

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Pietà", appears in Das Marien-Leben, no. 11, first published 1912

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Pieta", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Pietà", copyright © 2009, (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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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