Composition:

Set to music by Harrison Birtwistle, Sir (1934 - 2022), "Elegy 22, Sonnet II, 29", 2003-04, first performed 2004, line 3-4 [ oboe, harp and countertenor ], from Orpheus elegies, no. 19, 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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 85