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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Der Magier
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Er ruft es an. Es schrickt zusamm und steht.
Was steht? Das Andre; alles, was nicht er ist,
wird Wesen. Und das ganze Wesen dreht
ein raschgemachtes Antlitz her, das mehr ist.

Oh Magier, halt aus, halt aus, halt aus!
Schaff Gleichgewicht. Steh ruhig auf der Waage,
damit sie einerseits dich und das Haus
und drüben jenes Angewachsne trage.

Entscheidung fällt. Die Bindung stellt sich her.
Er weiß, der Anruf überwog das Weigern.
Doch sein Gesicht, wie mit gedeckten Zeigern,
hat Mitternacht. Gebunden ist auch er.

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, rilke.de/gedichte/der_magier.htm


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Der Magier", written 1924, appears in Die Gedichte 1922-1926 [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 Dora Cojocaru (b. 1963), "Der Magier", 2006, first performed 2006 [ mezzo-soprano and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata O mein Bruder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Oliver Trötschel (b. 1961), "Der Magier" [ soprano, violin, saxophone and piano ], from Drei Gesänge nach Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Grete von Zieritz (1899 - 2001), "Der Magier", op. 77 (5 Lieder) no. 1 (1943) [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-04
Line count: 12
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