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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Hörst du das Neue, Herr
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hörst du das Neue, Herr,
dröhnen und beben?
Kommen Verkündiger,
die es erheben.

Zwar ist kein Hören heil
in dem Durchtobtsein,
doch der Maschinenteil
will jetzt gelobt sein.

Sieh, die Maschine:
wie sie sich wälzt und rächt
und uns entstellt und schwächt.

Hat sie aus uns auch Kraft,
sie, ohne Leidenschaft,
treibe und diene.

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•   H. Birtwistle 

H. Birtwistle sets line 9

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 1, no. 18 [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 Günter Bialas (1907 - 1992), "Hörst du das Neue, Herr", 1946 [ medium voice and orchestra ], from Orpheus singt. Sonette an Orpheus für mittlere Stimme und Orchester, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Harrison Birtwistle, Sir (1934 - 2022), "Elegy 8, Sonnet I, 18", 2003-04, first performed 2004, line 9 [ oboe, harp and countertenor ], from Orpheus elegies, no. 7, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Robert Edler (1912 - 1986), "Sonett 18 (Chor)", op. 59 no. 8 (1970) [ tenor, speaker, chorus and orchestra ], from Sonette an Orpheus, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 54

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