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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Das Kind
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Unwillkürlich sehn sie seinem Spiel 
lange zu; zuweilen tritt das runde 
seiende Gesicht aus dem Profil, 
klar und ganz wie eine volle Stunde, 

welche anhebt und zu Ende schlägt. 
Doch die Andern zahlen nicht die Schläge, 
trüb von Mühsal und vom Leben träge; 
und sie merken gar nicht, wie es trägt -, 

wie es alles trägt, auch dann, noch immer, 
wenn es müde in dem kleinen Kleid 
neben ihnen wie im Wartezimmer 
sitzt und warten will auf seine Zeit.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Das Kind", appears in Der neuen Gedichte anderer Teil, first published 1908 [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), "Das Kind", op. 53 no. 1 (1966) [sung text checked 1 time]

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: 79

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