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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

So, nun wird es doch der Engel sein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
So, nun wird es doch [der]1 Engel sein,
der aus meinen Zügen langsam trinkt
der Gesichte aufgeklärten Wein.
Dürstender, wer hat dich hergewinkt?

Dass du dürstest. Dem der Katarakt
Gottes stürzt durch alle Adern. Dass
du noch dürstest. Überlass
dich dem Durst. (Wie hast du mich gepackt.)

Und ich fühle fließend, wie dein Schaun
trocken war, und bin zu deinem Blute
so geneigt, dass ich die Augenbraun
dir, die reinen, völlig überflute.

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•   J. Straesser 

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1 Straesser: "ein"

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "So, nun wird es doch der Engel sein", written 1913 [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 Andreas Rüsing (b. 1973), "Nun so wird es doch ein Engel sein" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joep Willem Frederik Straesser (1934 - 2004), "So, nun wird es doch ein Engel sein", 1992, from Gedanken der Nacht, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 73

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