by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Die Engel
Language: German (Deutsch)
Sie (die Engel) haben alle müde Münde und helle Seelen ohne Saum. Und eine Sehnsucht (wie nach Sünde) geht ihnen manchmal durch den Traum. Fast gleichen sie einander alle; in Gottes Gärten schweigen sie, wie viele, viele Intervalle in seiner Macht und Melodie. Nur wenn sie ihre Flügel breiten, sind sie die Wecker eines Winds: als ginge Gott mit seinen weiten Bildhauerhänden durch die Seiten im dunklen Buch des Anbeginns.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Die Engel", appears in Das Buch der Bilder [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 Rosśa Crean , "Die Engel" [ voice and piano ], from Metaphysisch, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Omar Daniel , "Die Engel", 1996, first performed 1997 [ soprano, alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2 percussion ], from Rilke Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Loretta Jankowski (b. 1950), "Die Engel", 1982 [ mezzo-soprano and organ ], from Die Sehnsuchten, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tom Porter , "Die Engel" [ mixed chorus and piano ], Heritage Music Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Kresimir Sipusch (1930 - 2014), "Die Engel" [ voice and piano ], from Vier Rilke Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alan Burrage Stout (b. 1932), "Die Engel", published 1970, copyright © 1970 [ soprano, brass, and percussion ], Autograph Editions ; Sole agent for North America, J. Boonin, New York, Hackensack, N.J. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jack Symonds (b. 1988), "Die Engel", op. 20 no. 1 (2014), first performed 2014 [ soprano, viola or viola d'amore, clarinet ], from Rilke Lieder, no. 1, Australian Music Centre [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Betz (1898 - 1946) ; composed by Maurice Racol.
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