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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation © by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943)

Nur im Raum der Rühmung darf die Klage
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nur im Raum der Rühmung darf die Klage
gehn, die Nymphe des geweinten Quells,
wachend über unserm Niederschlage,
daß er klar sei an demselben Fels,

der die Tore trägt und die Altäre. –
Sieh, um ihre stillen Schultern früht
das Gefühl, daß sie die jüngste wäre
unter den Geschwistern im Gemüt.

Jubel weiß, und Sehnsucht ist geständig, –
nur die Klage lernt noch; mädchenhändig
zählt sie nächtelang das alte Schlimme.

Aber plötzlich, schräg und ungeübt,
hält sie doch ein Sternbild unsrer Stimme
in den Himmel, den ihr Hauch nicht trübt.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 1, no. 8

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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 91

Anthem
 (Sung text for setting by R. Danielpour)
 Matches base text
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Only in the realm of Praising, should Lament
 [ ... ]
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Composition:

    Set to music by Richard Danielpour (b. 1956), "Anthem", 1994, published 1995 [ baritone and chamber orchestra ], from Sonnets to Orpheus (Book I), no. 5, Associated Music Publishers

Text Authorship:

  • by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943), copyright ©

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 1, no. 8
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-17
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