by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Die Mädchen am Gartenhange
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Die Mädchen am Gartenhange haben lange gelacht und mit ihrem Gesange wie mit weitem Gange sich müd gemacht. Die Mädchen bei den Zypressen zittern: Die Stunde beginnt, da sie nicht wissen, wessen alle Dinge sind.
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Die Mädchen am Gartenhange", written 1898, appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Lieder der Mädchen, no. 15 [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 Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Die Mädchen am Gartenhange", op. 20, Heft 2 (Rilke Liederzyklus II (Lieder der Mädchen)) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Escher (1915 - 2008), "Die Mädchen am Gartenhange", 1953 [ women's chorus ], from Lieder der Mädchen, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Hanf (1894 - 1944), "Die Mädchen am Gartenhange" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The maidens in the hillside garden", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-10
Line count: 9
Word count: 35