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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

O erster Ruf wagrecht ins Jahr hinein –
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O erster Ruf wagrecht ins Jahr hinein –,
die Vogel-Stimmen stehn.
Du aber treibst schon in die Zeit dein Schrein,
o Kukuk, ins Vergehn –

Da: wie du rufst und rufst und rufst,
wie einer setzt ins Spiel,
und gar nicht baust, mein Freund, und gar nicht stufst
zum Lied, das uns gefiel.

Wir warten erst und hoffen . . . Seltsam quer
durchstreift uns dieser Schrei;
als wr in diesem Schon ein Nimmermehr,
ein frhestes Vorbei –

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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):

  • by Holmer Becker (b. 1955), "O erster Ruf wagrecht ins Jahr hinein" [ soprano and small orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 78

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