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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Die Städte aber wollen nur das Ihre

(Sung text for setting by T. Medek)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG ENG ITA

O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod.
Das Sterben, das aus jenem Leben geht,
darin er Liebe hatte, Sinn und Not.

Composition:

Tilo Medek

Gethsemane

Text Authorship:

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1903, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 3. Das Buch von der Armut und dem Tode, no. 6

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

ENG English (Walter A. Aue) , "Oh Lord, award to each his fitting death", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "O Lord", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Concedi a ognuno, o Dio, la sua propria morte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-02-25
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Concedi a ognuno, o Dio, la sua propria morte

(Sung text translation for setting by T. Medek)

See original

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Concedi  a ognuno,  o Dio, la sua propria morte.
E quel morire, che da ogni vita sboccia,
che con sé reca Amore, e Significato, e Angoscia.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1903, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 3. Das Buch von der Armut und dem Tode, no. 6
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-23
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