Composition:

Set to music by Harrison Birtwistle, Sir (1934 - 2022), "Elegy 24, Sonnet II, 1", 2003-04, line 6-7 [ oboe, harp and countertenor ], from Orpheus elegies, no. 23, Boosey & Hawkes

Text Authorship:

• by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 2, no. 1

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

• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Respire, poème invisible !", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-01
Line count: 18
Word count: 69