by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Elegy 26, Sonnet II, 29 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
...
Und wenn dich das Irdische vergaß,
zu der stillen Erde sag: Ich rinne.
Zu dem raschen Wasser sprich: Ich bin.
1 omitted by Birtwistle.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Harrison Birtwistle, Sir (1934 - 2022), "Elegy 26, Sonnet II, 29", 2003-04, stanza 4 [ oboe, harp and countertenor ], from Orpheus elegies, no. 10, Boosey & Hawkes
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 2, no. 29
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , no title, copyright © 2014, (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.
Line count: 14
Word count: 85