by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Comme un verre de Venise 
sait en naissant ce gris 
et la clarté indécise 
dont il sera épris, 

ainsi tes tendres mains 
avaient rêvé d'avance 
d'être la lente balance 
de nos moments trop pleins.

Composition:

    Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Comme un verre de Venise", op. 42 no. 4 (1932), published 1966 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vergers, no. 4, Éd. Le Chant du Monde

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Like Venetian glass", copyright © 2016, (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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