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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Im Vorsaal
 (Sung text for setting by F. Martin)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Im Vorsaal über einem Sessel hängt der Waffenrock, 
das Bandelier und der Mantel von dem von Langenau. 
Seine Handschuhe liegen auf dem Fußboden. 
Seine Fahne steht steil, gelehnt an das Fensterkreuz. 
Sie ist schwarz und schlank. 
Draußen jagt ein Sturm über den Himmel hin 
und macht Stücke aus der Nacht, weiße und schwarze. 
Der Mondschein geht wie ein langer Blitz vorbei, 
und die reglose Fahne hat unruhige Schatten. 
Sie träumt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Frank Martin (1890 - 1974), "Im Vorsaal", 1942 [ alto and chamber orchestra ], from Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, no. 17

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1899, appears in Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, no. 21, first published 1906

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

  • ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "In the anteroom", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dans l'antichambre, sur un fauteuil, sont posés la tunique", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 71

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