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Die Kompagnie liegt jenseits der Raab. Der von Langenau reitet hin, allein. Ebene. Abend. Der Beschlag vorn am Sattel glänzt durch den Staub. Und dann steigt der Mond. Er sieht es an seinen Händen. Er träumt. Aber da schreit es ihn an. Schreit, schreit, zerreißt ihm den Traum. Das ist keine Eule. Barmherzigkeit: der einzige Baum schreit ihn an: Mann! Und er schaut: es bäumt sich. Es bäumt sich ein Leib den Baum entlang, und ein junges Weib, blutig und bloß, fällt ihn an: Mach mich los! Und er springt hinab in das schwarze Grün und durchhaut die heißen Stricke; und er sieht ihre Blicke glühn und ihre Zähne beißen. Lacht sie? Ihn graust. Und er sitzt schon zu Roß und jagt in die Nacht. Blutige Schnüre fest in der Faust.
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Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Werke. Kommentiere Ausgabe in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Manfred Engel, Ulrich Fülleborn, Horst Nalewski, August Stahl, Band I Gedichte 1895 bis 1910, herausgegeben von Manfred Engel und Ulrich Fülleborn, Frankfurt am Main: Insel Verlag, 1996, pages 145-146.
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1899, appears in Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, no. 11, first published 1906 [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 Paul von Klenau (1883 - 1946), "Die Kompagnie liegt jenseits der Raab", 1918/1919, from Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Kornetts Christoph Rilke, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frank Martin (1890 - 1974), "Der Schrei", 1942 [ alto and chamber orchestra ], from Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Casimir von Pászthory (1886 - 1966), "Die Kompagnie liegt jenseits der Raab", 1914, first performed 1914 [ reciter and piano ], from Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, no. 12, Leipzig: Fr. Kistner & C.F.W. Siegel, 1919 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Marco Zapparoli (b. 1960) , appears in L’Alfieri, copyright © ; composed by Hans Ludwig Hirsch.
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- ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 131
The company is on the other side of the Raab river. Von Langenau is riding aimlessly, alone. The plain. Evening. The metal fittings of the saddle gleam through the dust. And then the moon rises. He can tell by looking at his hands. He is dreaming. But then a scream assaults him. Screams upon screams disrupt his dream. It is no owl. Heaven have mercy: The lone tree screams at him: You! And he sees: It is writhing. A body is writhing Against the tree, and a young female, bloodied and naked, snarls at him: Set me free! And he jumps down into the black green, And cuts through the hot ropes; And he sees her burning glances, And the baring of her teeth. Is she laughing? He shudders with dread And is already up on his steed And races into the night, the bloody ropes grasped firmly in his fist..
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Translation of title "Der Schrei" = "The Scream"Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1899, appears in Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, no. 11, first published 1906
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 151