by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861)
Translation by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
The face of all the world is changed, I...
Language: English
The face of all the world is changed, I think, Since first I heard the footsteps of thy soul Move still, oh, still, beside me, as they stole Betwixt me and the dreadful outer brink Of obvious death, where I, who thought to sink, Was caught up into love, and taught the whole Of life in a new rhythm. The cup of dole God gave for baptism, I am fain to drink, And praise its sweetness, Sweet, with thee anear. The names of country, heaven, are changed away For where thou art or shall be, there or here; And this . . . this lute and song . . . loved yesterday, (The singing angels know) are only dear Because thy name moves right in what they say.
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Text Authorship:
- by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861), no title, appears in Poems, in Sonnets from the Portuguese, no. 7, first published 1850 [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 Guy Booth , "Sonnet from the Portuguese", published 1939 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gena Branscombe (1881 - 1977), "The face of all the world is changed", published 1907 [ medium voice and piano ], from Love in a Life, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Cheslock (1898 - 1981), "The face of all the world is changed, I think" [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leon Dallin (b. 1918), "All the world is changed", 1953, first performed 1953 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Three Songs from the Portuguese [sung text not yet checked]
- by Celius Dougherty (1902 - 1986), "The face of all the world is changed, I think", 1975 [ soprano and piano ], from Eglantine and Ivy [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eleanor Everest Freer (1864 - 1942), "The face of all the world is changed, I think", published 1907 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Sonnets from the Portuguese, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Kimball Hadley (1871 - 1937), "The face of all the world has changed", op. 44 no. 1, published 1909 [ voice and piano ], from Five songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Charles) Alfred de Kaiser (1872 - 1917), "A new rhythm", published 1912 [ tenor and piano ], from Seven Sonnets from the Portuguese [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oskar Morawetz (b. 1917), "Sonnet VII: The face of all the world is changed", 1955 [ high voice and piano ], from Sonnets from the Portuguese, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernard James Naylor (1907 - 1986), "The face of all the world is changed, I think", 1948, first performed 1955 [ mezzo-soprano and string quartet ], from Sonnets from the Portuguese [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carlos Surinach (b. 1915), "With thee anear", published 1966 [ voice and piano ], from Flamenco Meditations [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louise Juliette Talma (1906 - 1996), "The face of All the World is Changed", 1934 [ voice and piano ], from Five Sonnets from the Portuguese, no. 1, voice and piano [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926) , no title, written 1908, appears in Sonette aus dem Portugiesischen, no. 7 ; composed by Eduard von Hebra, Egon Joseph Wellesz.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-12-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 128
Mir scheint, das Angesicht der Welt...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Mir scheint, das Angesicht der Welt verging in einem andern. Deiner Seele Schritt war leise neben mir, o leis, und glitt leis zwischen mich und das was niederhing in meinen Tod. Auf einmal fing - - da ich schon sinkend war - mich Liebe auf, und ein ganz neuer Rhythmus stieg hinauf mit mir ins Leben. Den ich einst empfing, den Taufkelch voller Leid, ich trink ihn gern und preis ihn, Süßer, süß, bist du nur nah. Die Namen: Heimat, Himmel schwanden fern, nur wo du bist, entsteht ein Ort. Und da: dies Saitenspiel (die Engel wissen wie geliebt) hat nur in dir noch Melodie.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written 1908, appears in Sonette aus dem Portugiesischen, no. 7 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861), no title, appears in Poems, in Sonnets from the Portuguese, no. 7, first published 1850
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Eduard von Hebra (1891 - 1958), "Siebentes "Sonett aus dem Portugiesischen"", op. 2 no. 1, copyright © 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei "Sonette aus dem Portugiesischen" der Elizabeth Barret-Browning, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Mir scheint, das Angesicht der Welt verging", op. 52 no. 5 (1934), published 1935 [ soprano and string quartet ], from Sonette der Elisabeth Barrett-Browning, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-12-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 102