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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Buddha in der Glorie
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mitte aller Mitten, Kern der Kerne,
Mandel, die sich einschließt und versüßt, -
dieses Alles bis an alle Sterne
ist dein Fruchtfleisch: Sei gegrüßt.

Sieh, du fühlst, wie nichts mehr an dir hängt;
im Unendlichen ist deine Schale,
und dort steht der starke Saft und drängt.
Und von außen hilft ihm ein Gestrahle,

denn ganz oben werden deine Sonnen
voll und glühend umgedreht.
Doch in dir ist schon begonnen,
was die Sonnen übersteht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Buddha in der Glorie", appears in Der neuen Gedichte anderer Teil [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 Andreas Birnbaum , "Buddha. In der Glorie.", from Dingwelten-Weltdinge, no. 22, Blackbird Musikverlag Produktion Andreas Homm [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Buddha in Der Glorie", copyright © 2009 [ soprano, viola d'amore, and cello ], from Rilke Songs, no. 5, confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Robert Haas (1886 - 1960), "Buddha in der Glorie", c1919-c1944 [ voice and piano ], from 25 Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rolf Wallin (b. 1957), "Buddha in der Glorie", 1994 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Drei Gedichte von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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