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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Vielleicht, daß ich durch schwere Berge...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Vielleicht, daß ich durch schwere Berge gehe
In harten Adern, wie ein Erz allein;	
Und bin so tief, daß ich kein Ende sehe	
Und keine Ferne: alles wurde Nähe,
Und alle Nähe wurde Stein.	

Ich bin ja noch kein Wiβender in Wehe, –
So macht mich dieses große Dunkel klein
Bist Du es aber: mach dich schwer, brich ein:
Daß deine ganze Hand an mir geschehe	
Und ich an dir mit meinem ganzen Schrein.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Das Stunden-Buch, Leipzig : Insel-Verlag, 1907, p.79


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 3. Das Buch von der Armut und dem Tode, 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 Steven Ebel , "Brich ein", 2010 [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ], from Der Schatzgräber, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Vielleicht dass ich durch schwere Berge gehe" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Joseph Hartl (b. 1953), "Vielleicht, daß ich durch schwere Berge gehe", 1997 [ mixed chorus ], from 3 Motetten aus dem Stundenbuch von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950), "Vielleicht, dass ich durch schwere Berge gehe", 1921, copyright © 1992 [ voice and piano ], from Rilkelieder , no. 1, Valley Forge : European American Music Corporation; completed and edited by Lys Symonette [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Sylvaine Leblond Martin.
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-03-20
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Word count: 74

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