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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Manchmal fühlt sie: Das Leben ist gross
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Manchmal fühlt sie: Das Leben ist gross,
Wilder, wie Ströme, die schäumen,
Wilder, wie Sturm in den Bäumen.
Und leise lässt sie die Stunden los
Und schenkt ihre Seele den Träumen.

Dann erwacht sie. Da steht ein Stern
Still überm leisen Gelände,
Und ihr Haus hat ganz weisse Wände –
Da weiss sie: Das Leben ist fremd und fern –
Und faltet die alternden Hände.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Advent, Leipzig: P. Friesenhahn, 1898, p.88


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Manchmal fühlt sie", appears in Advent [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 Birgitta Lutz , "Manchmal fühlt sie", published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Vertonungen nach Gedichten von R.M. Rilke, no. 3, Verlag Joachim Schmitz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Thorsten Schmid-Kapfenburg (b. 1967), "Manchmal fühlt sie: Das Leben ist groß" [ high voice, clarinet and violoncello ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-16
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