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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Nichts ist so stumm
 (Sung text for setting by T. Medek)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ...  Nichts ist so stumm
wie eines Gottes Mund. Schön wie ein Schwan
auf seiner Ewigkeit grundlosen Fläche:
so zieht der Gott und taucht und schon sein Weiß.

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Tilo Medek (1940 - 2006), "Nichts ist so stumm", 1980, copyright © 1982 [ women's chorus, strings, 2 horns, organ ], from cantata Gethsemane, no. 4, Unkel am Rhein : Medek; Frauenchor, Streicher, 2 Hörner, Röhrenglocken und Orgel

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "So angestrengt wider die starke Nacht", appears in Gedichte an die Nacht

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