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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Aber der Abend wird schwer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Aber der Abend wird schwer:
Alle gleichen verwaisten
Kindern jetzt; die meisten
kennen einander nicht mehr.
Gehn wie in fremdem Land
langsam am Häuserrand,
lauschen in jeden Garten, -
wissen kaum, dass sie warten,
bis das Eine geschieht:
Unsichtbare Hände heben
aus einem fremden Leben
leise das eigene Lied.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Aber der Abend wird schwer", written 1898, appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Mir zur Feier, in Gebete der Mädchen zu Maria [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 Robert Hanf (1894 - 1944), "Der Abend wird schwer" [ voice and piano ], from Drie liederen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Aber der Abend wird schwer", op. 7 no. 3 (1912) [ voice and orchestra or piano ], from Lieder der Mädchen, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 48

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