by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation by Ludwig Lewisohn (1882 - 1955)
Folksong
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
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Thirty-one Poems, translation by Ludwig Lewisohn, Ackerman, 1946
Authorship:
- by Ludwig Lewisohn (1882 - 1955)
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Volksweise", appears in Erste Gedichte, in Larenopfer
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gordon Ware Binkerd (1916 - 2003), "Folksong", 1990 [ men's chorus and piano ], from For Unknown Soldiers, no. 1, Samizdat Publications
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Vincenzo Errante (1890 - 1951) ; composed by Mario Macchi.
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