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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Maitag
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Still! - Ich hör, wie an Geländen
leicht der Wind vorüberhüpft,
wie die Sonne Strahlenenden
an Syringendolden knüpft.

Stille rings. Nur ein geblähter
Frosch hält eine Mückenjagd,
und ein Käfer schwimmt im Äther,
ein lebendiger Smaragd.

Im Geäst spinnt Silberrhomben
Mutter Spinne Zoll um Zoll,
und von Blütenhekatomben
hat die Welt die Hände voll.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Maitag", appears in Erste Gedichte, in Larenopfer, first published 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 Dieter Acker (1940 - 2006), "Maitag", 1965, first performed 1965 [ soprano and piano ], from Zwei Lieder nach Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 53

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