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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Königslied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Darfst das Leben mit Würde ertragen,
nur die Kleinlichen macht es klein;
Bettler können dir Bruder sagen,
und du kannst doch ein König sein.

Ob dir der Stirne göttliches Schweigen
auch kein rotgoldener Reif unterbrach, —
Kinder werden sich vor dir neigen,
selige Schwärmer staunen dir nach.

Tage weben aus leuchtender Sonne
dir deinen Purpur und Hermelin,
und, in den Händen Wehmut und Wonne,
liegen die Nächte vor dir auf den Knien....

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Gesammelte Werke, Anaconda Verlag, 2020


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Königslied", appears in Traumgekrönt [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 Wilhelm von Baselli , "Königslied", 1950? [ voice and piano ], from Rilke-Lieder, no. 4, Wien : Wilhelm von Baselli  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Walther Klein (1882 - 1961), "Königslied" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alfred (Alf) Zschiesche (1908 - 1992), "Königslied", 1955, Querfeldein - Fahrtenlieder  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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