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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Ist ein Schloss. Das vergehende
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ist ein Schloss. Das vergehende
Wappen über dem Tor.
Wipfel wachsen wie flehende
Hände höher davor.

In das langsam versinkende
Fenster stieg eine blinkende
blaue Blume zur Schau.

Keine weinende Frau -
sie ist die letzte Winkende
in dem gebrochenen Bau.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Werke, kommentierte Ausgabe in vier Bänden, Band 1 Gedichte 1895 bis 1910, herausgegeben von Manfred Engel und Ulrich Fülleborn, Frankfurt am Main und Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1996, page 78.


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Mir zur Feier [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 Franz Herzog (1917 - 1986), "Ist ein Schloß" [ bass and piano ], from 5 Gesänge, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Harold C. King (1895 - 1984), "Ist ein Schloss", 1942, from 3 Fabelen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Werner August Morgenthaler (1896 - 1964), "Ist ein Schloss" [ voice and piano ], from 7 Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Léon Orthel (1905 - 1985), "Ist ein Schloss", op. 33 no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Otto Stoll (1889 - 1968), "Ist ein Schloss", 1962, published 2011 [ voice and piano ], Sydney: Wolfgang Devine; revised 1962 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Vleugels (1899 - 1978), "Ist ein Schloß", 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Amethyst - Elf Lieder, no. 1, Thomi-Berg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gerhart von Westermann (1894 - 1963), "Ist ein Schloss", op. 5 no. 5, copyright © 1932 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Stimmungsbilder, no. 5, Berlin ; Wiesbaden : Ed. Bote & G. Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-05
Line count: 10
Word count: 40

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