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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

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

Heute stürzen die Überschüsse,  ... ,
nur noch als Eile vorbei, aus dem wagrechten gelben
Tag in die blendend mit Licht übertriebene Nacht.

Aber das Rasen zergeht und hinterlässt keine Spuren.
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Erik Janson (b. 1967), no title, 2008, stanzas 3-4 [ soprano and violoncello ], from Fragmente nach Rilke, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 2, no. 22

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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-06
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