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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Ach es kam die Nacht
 (Sung text for setting by T. Medek)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Ach, es kam die Nacht. Die Nacht, sie kam, war keine ungemeine ;
so gehen hunderte vorbei.

Da schlafen Hunde, und da liegen Steine.
Ach eine traurige, ach irgendeine,
die wartet, bis es wieder Morgen sei.

Denn Engel kommen nicht zu solchen Betern ,
und Nächte werden nicht um solche groß.
Die Sich-Verlierenden läßt alles los ,
und sie sind preisgegeben von den Vätern
und ausgeschlossen aus der Mütter Schoß.

Composition:

    Set to music by Tilo Medek (1940 - 2006), "Ach es kam die Nacht", 1980, copyright © 1982, stanza 7-9 [ soprano, 2 english horns and strings ], from cantata Gethsemane, no. 15, Unkel am Rhein : Medek

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Der Ölbaumgarten", appears in Neue Gedichte

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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-07-14
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Word count: 209

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