...Stellen dunklen umgegrabenen Landes. Sie sind leer, und doch liegen sie da, als wären die hellen Halme ringsum um ihretwillen da, Reihen von Gittern zu ihrem Schutz. Ich fragte, was es mit diesen dunklen Landstücken für eine Bewandtnis habe. Man sagte mir: cest de la terre en repos. so schön siehst du, kann ausruhn sein.
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Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Ruth Sieber-Rilke, Carl Sieber, Briefe aus den Jahren 1902 bis 1906, Band 7, Insel-Verlag, 1930; Note: A quote from a letter written in 1904 by Rainer Maria Rilke to his wife, the sculptor Clara Westhoff, while on holiday in Denmark.
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Annea Lockwood.
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 55
There are here, amidst this realm of fields, strips of dark ploughed land. They are empty and yet they lie here as though the bright stalks round about them were there for their sakes, rows of fencing for their protection. I asked what these dark acres were about. They told me: “c’est de la terre en repos.” So lovely, you see, can rest be and thus it looks alongside work. Not disquieting, but gathering up a deep trust and the feeling of a rich time.
About the headline (FAQ)
a letter written in 1904 by Rainer Maria Rilke to his wife, the sculptor Clara Westhoff, while on holiday in DenmarkText Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Annea Lockwood , "The Angle of Repose", 1991 [ baritone, alto flute, khaen ]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-22
Line count: 7
Word count: 85