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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Kommt so ein Bursche, ein junger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kommt so ein Bursche, ein junger,
Mausfallen, Siebe am Rücken,
mir durch Gassen und Brücken:
»Herr, ich hab ›türkischen Hunger‹.


Nur einen Krajcar, nur einen
für ein Stück Brot, milost’ pánků!«
Da! – Und er stammelt mir Dank zu,
doch läßt nicht Ruh er den Beinen.

Lebt nicht von bloßem Gelunger. –
Riecht an den Türen den Braten
und muß die Pfannen doch drahten –
leer: – das macht ›türkischen Hunger‹.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Sämtliche Werke Band I, Frankfurt am Main : Insel-Verlag, 1955, p.66


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Der kleine ›Dráteník‹", appears in Erste Gedichte, in Larenopfer [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 Fabrice Bollon (b. 1965), "Der kleine Dráteník", 2014 [ soprano and organ ], from Sechs zarte Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2023-10-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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