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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Oh Tränenvolle, die, verhaltner Himmel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Oh Tränenvolle, die, verhaltner Himmel,
über der Landschaft ihres Schmerzes schwer wird.
Und wenn sie weint, so weht ein weicher Schauer
schräglichen Regens an des Herzens Sandschicht.

Oh Tränenschwere. Waage aller Tränen!
Die sich nicht Himmel fühlte, da sie klar war,
und Himmel sein muß um der Wolken willen.

Wie wird es deutlich und wie nah, dein Schmerzland,
unter des strengen Himmels Einheit. Wie ein
in seinem Liegen langsam waches Antlitz,
das waagrecht denkt, Welttiefe gegenüber.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in O Lacrimosa (Trilogie, zu einer künftigen Musik von Ernst Krenek), no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "O Tränenvolle", op. 48 no. 1 (1926) [ soprano or medium voice and piano ], from O Lacrymosa: Drei Gesänge für Sopran oder mittlere Stimme und Klavier, no. 1, Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ramona Luengen (b. 1960), "Oh Tränenvolle, die, verhaltner Himmel", 1993 [ mixed chorus ], from O Lacrimosa, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Schuback (b. 1947), "Lacrimosa", 2006 [ mixed chorus and 2 violins ad libitum ], from Drei Rilke Poems, no. 2a, Svensk Musik [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-07-22
Line count: 11
Word count: 76

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