by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Sur le soupir de l'amie Matches original text
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Sur le soupir de l’amie toute la nuit se soulève, une caresse brève parcourt le ciel ébloui. C’est comme si dans l’univers une force élémentaire redevenait la mère de tout amour qui se perd.
Composition:
- Set to music by Natalie Goossens (b. 1976), "Sur le soupir de l'amie", 2020 [ mixed chorus ], from Cinq chansons d’espoir, no. 2, Euprint
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 15
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-12
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