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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by E. Grunin)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Über dem Nirgendssein spannt sich das Überall!
Ach der geworfene, ach der gewagte Ball,
Füllt er die Hände nicht anders mit Wiederkehr:
rein um sein Heimgewicht ist er mehr.

Note: Briefwechsel mit Erika Mitterer, dreizehnte Antwort

Composition:

    Set to music by Eric Grunin , no title, stanza 3 [ mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra ], from cantata Cantata (Rilke), no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1926, appears in Die Gedichte 1922-1926

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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-09-11
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Word count: 84

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