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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Bei dir ist es traut
 (Sung text for setting by A. Mahler)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Bei dir ist es traut,
zage Uhren schlagen 
wie aus alten Tagen,
komm mir ein Liebes sagen,
aber nur nicht laut!

Ein Tor geht irgendwo
draußen im Blütentreiben,
der Abend horcht an den Scheiben,
laß uns leise bleiben,
keiner weiß uns so!

Composition:

    Set to music by Alma Mahler (1879 - 1964), "Bei dir ist es traut", 1900-1, published 1910 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Bei dir ist es traut", appears in Advent, in Funde, no. 7

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

  • ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "I am at ease with you", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Avec toi c'est bon", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 42

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