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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Eine Welke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Leicht, wie nach ihrem Tode 
trägt sie die Handschuh, das Tuch. 
Ein Duft aus ihrer Kommode 
verdrängte den lieben Geruch, 

an dem sie sich früher erkannte. 
Jetzt fragte sie lange nicht, wer 
sie sei (: eine ferne Verwandte), 
und geht in Gedanken umher 

und sorgt für ein ängstliches Zimmer, 
das sie ordnet und schont, 
weil es vielleicht noch immer 
dasselbe Mädchen bewohnt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926) [author's text not yet checked 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 Léon Orthel (1905 - 1985), "Eine Welke", op. 51 (Drie liederen) no. 1 (1965) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by John Rodby (b. 1944), "Eine Welke" [ voice and orchestra ], from Rilkegesangen, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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