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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation © by Mathias Rüegg (b. 1952)

Du mußt das Leben nicht verstehen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du mußt das Leben nicht verstehen, 
dann wird es werden wie ein Fest. 
Und laß dir jeden Tag geschehen 
so wie ein Kind im Weitergehen 
von jedem Wehen 
sich viele Blüten schenken läßt.
Sie aufzusammeln und zu sparen, 
das kommt dem Kind nicht in den Sinn. 
Es löst sie leise aus den Haaren, 
drin sie so gern gefangen waren, 
und hält den lieben jungen Jahren 
nach neuen seine Hände hin.

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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-13
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Word count: 70

You Don’t Have to Understand Existence
 (Sung text for setting by M. Rüegg)
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
You don’t have to understand existence
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Composition:

    Set to music by Mathias Rüegg (b. 1952), "You Don’t Have to Understand Existence", published 2021 [ voice and band ], from my poet’s love, no. 9, sung by Lia Pale on album: ‎my poet’s love, Universal Music Austria (Soulfood)

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  • by Mathias Rüegg (b. 1952), "You Don’t Have to Understand Existence", copyright ©

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