by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Ende des Herbstes See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Ich sehe seit einer Zeit,
wie alles sich verwandelt.
Etwas steht auf und handelt
und tötet und tut Leid.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - 2020), "Ende des Herbstes", 2005, first performed 2005, stanza 1 [ voices and orchestra ], from Symphony No. 8: Piesni Przemijania (Songs of Transitoriness) (Lieder der Vergänglichkeit), no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ende des Herbstes", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Fin d'automne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 68