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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation by Jessie Lemont (1872 - 1947)

When my soul touches yours
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
When my soul touches yours a great chord sings:
How can I tune it then to other things?
Oh, if some spot in darkness could be found
That does not vibrate when your depths sound!

But ev'rything that touches you and me welds us
as played strings sound one melody.
Where, where is the instrument whence the sounds flow?
And whose the magic hand that holds the bow?
Oh, sweet song! Oh!

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-25
Line count: 9
Word count: 72