by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der Abend ist mein Buch. Ihm prangen die Deckel purpurn in Damast; ich löse seine goldnen Spangen mit kühlen Händen, ohne Hast. Und lese seine erste Seite, beglückt durch den vertrauten Ton, - und lese leiser seine zweite, und seine dritte träum ich schon.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Adagio", op. 31 no. 2 (1928), published 1928, first performed 1928 [ vocal trio for female voices or three-part women's chorus and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von R. M. Rilke, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Der Abend ist mein Buch", written 1897, appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Mir zur Feier, in Gebete der Mädchen zu Maria
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "The evening is my book", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "E', la sera, il mio libro", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-02-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 43