Erste Rosen erwachen, und ihr Duften ist zag wie ein leisleises Lachen; flüchtig mit schwalbenflachen Flügeln streift es den Tag; und wohin du langst, da ist alles noch Angst. Jeder Schimmer ist scheu, und kein Klang ist noch zahm, und die Nacht ist zu neu, und die Schönheit ist Scham.
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Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Werke, kommentierte Ausgabe in vier Bänden, Band 1 Gedichte 1895 bis 1910, herausgegeben von Manfred Engel und Ulrich Fülleborn, Frankfurt am Main und Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1996, page 80.
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Erste Rosen erwachen", appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Mir zur Feier [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 Fabrice Bollon (b. 1965), "Erste Rosen", 2014 [ soprano and organ ], from Sechs zarte Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Bornschein (1883 - 1945), "Erste Rosen erwachen", 1926 [ voice and piano ], from 10 Gesänge nach Gedichten von R. M. Rilke, no. 4, Mainz : Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dieter Frommlet (b. 1933), "Erste Rosen" [ mixed chorus ], from Rilke-Lieder, no. 3, Musikverlag Musekater [sung text not yet checked]
- by Raoul Koczalski (1884 - 1948), "Erste Rosen erwachen", c1936 [ low voice and piano ], from Vier Gedichte von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leila Lustig (b. 1944), "Erste Rosen erwachen", 2007 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Rosen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006), "Erste Rosen erwachen", 1941-1946 [ soprano and piano ], from Acht Lieder, no. 7, Southern Music Company [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolph T. Werther (1896 - 1986), "Erste Rosen erwachen", 1939 [ tenor and piano ], from Lieder: 20 poems from Frühe Gedichte (Rainer Maria Rilke), no. 16 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhart von Westermann (1894 - 1963), "Erste Rosen erwachen", op. 5 no. 2, copyright © 1932 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Stimmungsbilder, no. 2, Berlin ; Wiesbaden : Ed. Bote & G. Bock [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Ruth Schonthal) , "First roses awaken", copyright ©
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First roses awaken [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006), "First roses awaken", copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Erste Rosen erwachen", appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Mir zur Feier
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 46