by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Imaginärer Lebenslauf
Language: German (Deutsch)
Erst eine Kindheit, grenzenlos und ohne Verzicht und Ziel. O unbewußte Lust. Auf einmal Schrecken, Schranke, Schule, Frohne und Absturz in Versuchung und Verlust. Trotz. Der Gebogene wird selber Bieger und rächt an anderen, daß er erlag. Geliebt, gefürchtet, Retter, Ringer, Sieger und Überwinder, Schlag auf Schlag. Und dann allein im Weiten, Leichten, Kalten. Doch tief in der errichteten Gestalt ein Atemholen nach dem Ersten, Alten... Da stürzte Gott aus seinem Hinterhalt.
Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf" [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 Rosśa Crean , "Imaginärer Lebenslauf" [ voice and piano ], from Metaphysisch, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Terry Winter Owens (1941 - 2007), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf", 1994 [ mixed chorus, piano and timpani ], from Rilke sings, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Tilson Thomas (b. 1944), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf", 2019 [ mezzo-soprano, bass baritone, orchestra ], from Meditations on Rilke, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Tilson Thomas (b. 1944), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf", 2019 [ mezzo-soprano, bass-baritone, and orchestra ], from Meditations on Rilke, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by E. Scott Wilkinson (1962 - 2011), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf", 2010 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhard Wimberger (1923 - 2016), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf", 2012 [ baritone and instrumental ensemble ], from Rilkelieder , no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918 - 1970), "Imaginärer Lebenslauf", 1939 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Schott [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Stephen Mitchell (b. 1943) , copyright © ; composed by Oliver Knussen, CBE.
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This text was added to the website: 2021-03-22
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Word count: 72