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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Weltgeheimniß
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Weder Anfang hat die Welt noch Ende, 
Nicht im Raum noch in der Zeit;  
Überall ist Mittelpunkt und Wende,  
Und im Nu die Ewigkeit. 

Wie du lebst von einem Nu zum andern, 
Ewig eines lebest du;  
Laß die Welt vorüber ruhlos wandern, 
Und sieh' aus der Ruh' ihr zu.  

Nicht mit unzulänglichen Gedanken 
Machst du das Geheimniß klar, 
Doch in schwanken Schranken, Wortes Ranken, 
Stellt es dir sich bildlich dar.  

Confirmed with Friedrich Rückert, Gesammelte poetische Werke, Band VII : Pantheon , Sauerlaender, 1868, pages 468-469.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Weltgeheimniß", appears in Pantheon, in 5. Fünftes Bruchstück. Zahme Xenien [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 Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Weltgeheimniß", published 2009 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier späte Gedichte von Friedrich Rückert, no. 3, Wien (Vienna), Universal Editions [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The secret of the world", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2016-03-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

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