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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Sankt Nepomuk
 (Sung text for setting by H. Gál)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Große Heilige und kleine
feiert jegliche Gemeine;
hölzern und von Steine feine,
große Heilige und kleine.

Heilge Annen und Kathrinen,
die im Traum erschienen ihnen,
baun sie sich und dienen ihnen,
heilgen Annen und Kathrinen.

Wenzel laß ich auch noch gelten,
weil sie selten ihn bestellten;
denn zu viele gelten selten -- 
nun, Sankt Wenzel laß ich gelten.

Aber diese Nepomucken!
Von des Torgangs Lucken gucken
und auf allen Brucken spucken
lauter, lauter Nepomucken!

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Sankt Nepomuk", op. 31 no. 3 (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. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Heilige", appears in Erste Gedichte, in Larenopfer

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-02-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

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