by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Kann mir einer sagen, wohin
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Kann mir einer sagen, wohin mit meinem Leben reiche? Ob ich nicht auch noch im Sturme streiche und als Welle wohne im Teiche, und ob ich nicht selbst noch die blasse, bleiche frühlingfrierende Birke bin?
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- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title [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 Artur Gelbrun (1913 - 1985), "Kann mir einer sagen", 1945 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Worten R.M. Rilke's, no. 1, Zürich : [Komp.] [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Betz (1898 - 1946) ; composed by Raymond Loucheur, Mario Versepuy.
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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