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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Der Sommer summt. Der Nachmittag macht...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Sommer summt. Der Nachmittag macht müde; 
sie atmete verwirrt ihr frisches Kleid 
und legte in die triftige Etüde 
die Ungeduld nach einer Wirklichkeit, 

die kommen konnte: morgen, heute abend -, 
die vielleicht da war, die man nur verbarg; 
und vor den Fenstern, hoch und alles habend, 
empfand sie plötzlich den verwöhnten Park. 

Da brach sie ab; schaute hinaus, verschränkte 
die Hände; wünschte sich ein langes Buch - 
und schob auf einmal den Jasmingeruch 
erzürnt zurück. Sie fand, daß er sie kränkte.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Übung am Klavier", 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 Vincent Sebastian Andreas (b. 1972), "Übung am Klavier", published 1997 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hanno Hussong (b. 1957), "Übung am Klavier", from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Rilke, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Birgitta Lutz , "Übung am Klavier", published 2003 [ medium voice and piano ], from 10 Vertonungen nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 10, Abschrift des Manuskripts von Walter Stüber. Mit Zeichnungen von Karl Unverzagt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Benedict Mason (b. 1954), "Übung am Klavier", 1991 - 1992, first performed 1992 [ soprano, instrumental ensemble and electronics ], from Rilke Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Léon Orthel (1905 - 1985), "Übung am Klavier", op. 16 (Twee Liederen) no. 1 (1934) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Manfred Spiller (b. 1932), "Der Sommer summt", op. 4 no. 7 [ voice and piano ], from Liederbuch, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Beth Wiemann (b. 1959), "Übung am Klavier", 2019, published 2020 [ baritone and piano ], from Six songs on Rilke, no. 2, New York, NY : American Composers Alliance, Inc. [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: 81

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