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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

An der sonngewohnten Straße, in dem
Language: German (Deutsch) 
An der sonngewohnten Straße, in dem
hohlen halben Baumstamm, der seit lange
Trog ward, eine Oberfläche Wasser
in sich leis erneuernd, still' ich meinen
Durst: des Wassers Heiterkeit und Herkunft
in mich nehmend durch die Handgelenke.
Trinken schiene mir zu viel, zu deutlich ;
aber diese wartende Gebärde
holt mir helles Wasser ins Bewußtsein.

Also, kämst du, braucht ich, mich zu stillen ,
nur ein leichtes Anruhn meiner Hände,
sei's an deiner Schulter junge Rundung,
sei es an den Andrang deiner Brüste.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Gedichte, Leipzig : Verlag: Insel-verlag, 1927, p.444


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Letzte Gedichte [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 Norbert Laufer (b. 1960), "An der sonngewohnten Straße", 2002, first performed 2002 [ baritone and piano ], from Welt trinken. Nach Gedichten von Rilke, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-12-24
Line count: 13
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