by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation by Maurice Betz (1898 - 1946)
Wer jetzt weint irgendwo in der Welt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wer jetzt weint irgendwo in der Welt, ohne Grund weint in der Welt, weint über mich. Wer jetzt lacht irgendwo in der Nacht, ohne Grund lacht in der Nacht, lacht mich aus. Wer jetzt geht irgendwo in der Welt, ohne Grund geht in der Welt, geht zu mir. Wer jetzt stirbt irgendwo in der Welt, ohne Grund stirbt in der Welt: sieht mich an.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ernste Stunde", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1906 [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 Fritz Althoff (b. 1892), "Ernste Stunde", from Einsame Stunde. Nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke und Christian Morgenstern, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Bacher , "Wer jetzt weint irgendwo in der Welt", In: Der klingende Siebenstern - Lieder in der 7 Tonweisen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henk Badings (1907 - 1987), "Ernste Stunde", from Fünf Rilke-Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Bornschein (1883 - 1945), "Ernste Stunde", 1934 [ voice and piano ], from 4 Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alois Bröder (b. 1961), "Ernste Stunde", published 2003 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Lachen. Weinen. Blühen. Vergehen., no. 1, Selbstverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Antal Doráti (1906 - 1988), "Ernste Stunde", 1976, published c1996, first performed 1976 [ mixed chorus ], from Drei Studien, no. 2, Bern Müller und Schade [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herman Werner Finke (1911 - 1988), "Ernste Stunde", from Liederzyklus, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Funk (1902 - 1986), "Ernste Stunde", op. 44 no. 3, Manuskript. Ohne Jahr. Bestand des Hochschularchivs Weimar/Thüringisches Landesmusikarchiv [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christoph Alexander Garbe (b. 1977), "Ernste Stunde", published 1999 [ low voice and piano ], from Mit deinen Augen, no. 2, Selbstverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by R.C. van Gorissen , "Ernste Stunde", published 1934 [ voice and piano ], In: Paul Losse, Das Kirchenjahr in Liedern. Eine Sammlung von 60 Gesängen verschiedener Zeiten für alle Feste u. Gelegenheiten des kirchlichen Lebens [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Herzog (1917 - 1986), "Wer jetzt weint" [ bass and piano ], from 5 Gesänge, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Hutchinson , "Ernste Stunden" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willy Kehrer (1902 - 1976), "Ernste Stunde", op. 28, Heft 2 (Buch der Bilder) no. 1 (1922), first performed 1938 [ soprano and mezzo-soprano (ad libitum) and piano ], from Eine Rainer-Maria-Rilke-Stunde, no. 10, Thüringen : Willy-Kehrer-Archiv Schmölln [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst-Lothar von Knorr (1896 - 1973), "Ernste Stunde", 1925-1935 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mieczyslaw Kolinski (b. 1929), "Ernste Stunde", copyright © 1978 [ soprano, flute, string quartet ], from Lyric Sextet, no. 1, Toronto : Berandol Music [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hilary Koprowski (1916 - 2013), "Ernste Stunde", 1998, copyright © 1998 [ voice and violin ], from For thy delight : a song anthology, no. 7, Columbus, OH, Bryn Mawr, PA : Editions Orphée ; Sole selling agent, T. Presser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Ernste Stunde", 1951 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Václav Kučera (1929 - 2017), "Ernste Stunde", 1986 [ soprano and guitar ], from Liederzyklus [sung text not yet checked]
- by La Pat , "Ernste Stunde" [ voices and band ], La Patsboom Productions [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Vincent Lourié (1891 - 1966), "Ernste Stunde", c1959 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Matthus (1934 - 2021), "Ernste Stunde", published 1995 [ voice and orchestra ], from Wiesen von Liebe, Leben und Tod, no. 8, Breitkopf & Härtl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arturo Milesi , "Ernste Stunde", published 1937 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Werner August Morgenthaler (1896 - 1964), "Ernste Stunde" [ voice and piano ], from 7 Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Nieman (1914 - 1997), "Ernste Stunde" [ soprano, tenor, string quartet ], from Rilke song cycle, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Norby (1936 - 2007), "Ernste Stunde", 1989 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Herbstlieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Konrad Friedrich Nötel (1903 - 1947), "Ernste Stunde" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Léon Orthel (1905 - 1985), "Ernste Stunde", op. 74 (Drie liederen) no. 1 (1975) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kurt Pahlen (1907 - 2003), "Ernste Stunde", 1926-1928 [ voice and piano ], from 9 Lieder von Rilke, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Rietz (1905 - 1976), "Ernste Stunde" [ voice and piano ], from Rilke-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Barend Roest Crollius (1912 - 2000), "Ernste Stunde", published 1948? [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Zes liederen, no. 3, 's-Gravenhage : Albersen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Rottenberg (1864 - 1932), "Ernste Stunde" [ voice and piano ], from Gedichte von R. M. Rilke, no. 1, Mainz : Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Meinrad Schütter (1910 - 2006), "Ernste Stunde", 1935 [ voice and piano ], from Ausgewählte Lieder (Heft 1), no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Schwickert (1855 - 1901), "Ernste Stunde", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder von Rainer Maria Rilke) no. 3, published 1900? [ high voice and orchestra ], Freiburg I. Br. : [G. Schwickert] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Schwickert (1855 - 1901), "Ernste Stunde", op. 12 no. 4 [ medium voice and orchestra ], from cantata Sturmnacht, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rüdiger Seitz (1927 - 1991), "Ernste Stunde", copyright © 1997 [ voice and piano ], from Mein Leben ist nicht diese steile Stunde, no. 4, Innsbruck : Ed. Triol [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans-Arno Simon (1920 - 1989), "Ernste Stunde" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Kresimir Sipusch (1930 - 2014), "Ernste Stunde" [ voice and piano ], from Vier Rilke Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Juan María Solare (b. 1966), "Ernste Stunde", 2003 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Sthamer (1885 - 1955), "Ernste Stunde", op. 48 (Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von R. M. Rilke) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karel Van Eycken (b. 1943), "Ernste Stunde", op. 95 no. 1, copyright © 2013 [ voice and orchestra ], from Vier Rilke Lieder, no. 1, Uitgeverij DMP [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Margaret Dows Herter Norton (1894 - 1985) , "Grave hour", appears in Translations from the Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, pp. 82-83 (The Book of Pictures 1.2), first published 1962, copyright © ; composed by Richard Jackson Cumming.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Betz (1898 - 1946) ; composed by Émile Goué, Sebastian Santa Maria.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Mathias Rüegg (b. 1952) , copyright © ; composed by Mathias Rüegg.
- Also set in Hungarian (Magyar), a translation by Antal Doráti (1906 - 1988) , copyright © ; composed by Antal Doráti.
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- Also set in Spanish (Español), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Richard Engelbrecht.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Solemn hour", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Heure grave", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 64
Quiconque pleure à présent quelque part...
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Quiconque pleure à présent quelque part dans le monde Sans raison pleure dans le monde Pleure sur moi Quiconque rit à présent quelque part dans la nuit Sans raison rit dans la nuit Rit de moi Quiconque marche à présent quelque part dans le monde Sans raison marche dans le monde Vient vers moi Quiconque meurt à présent quelque part dans le monde Sans raison meurt dans le monde Me regarde
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Maurice Betz (1898 - 1946) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ernste Stunde", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1906
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Émile Goué (1904 - 1946), "Heure grave", 1943, published 2001 [ soprano and piano ], from Trois Poèmes de Rilke, no. 3, Clichy-sous-bois : Éd. Jonaphil [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sebastian Santa Maria (1959 - 1996), "Outremer", copyright © 1991 [ voice and piano ], Paris : Big brother's company; Bernard Lavilliers n’a jamais adapté Heure grave. C’est Colette Magny qui a fait cette adaptation et Bernard Lavilliers a utilisé une partie de ce texte pour écrire « Outremers » et Rainer Maria Rilke n’est pas crédité sur le disque. [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-08-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 71