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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Elegy 17, Sonnet I, 6
 (Sung text for setting by H. Birtwistle)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 
Geht ihr zu Bette, so laßt auf dem Tische
Brot nicht und Milch nicht; die Toten ziehts –.
Aber er, der Beschwörende, mische
unter der Milde des Augenlids
ihre Erscheinung in alles Geschaute;
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Harrison Birtwistle, Sir (1934 - 2022), "Elegy 17, Sonnet I, 6", 2003-04, first performed 2004, line 5-9 [ oboe, harp and countertenor ], from Orpheus elegies, no. 17, Boosey & Hawkes

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 1, no. 6

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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-02
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Word count: 93

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