by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Sein Blick ist vom Vorübergehn der Stäbe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Im Jardin des Plantes, Paris Sein Blick ist vom Vorübergehn der Stäbe so müd geworden, daß er nichts mehr hält. Ihm ist, als ob es tausend Stäbe gäbe und hinter tausend Stäben keine Welt. Der weiche Gang geschmeidig starker Schritte, der sich im allerkleinsten Kreise dreht, ist wie ein Tanz von Kraft um eine Mitte, in der betäubt ein großer Wille steht. Nur manchmal schiebt der Vorhang der Pupille sich lautlos auf -. Dann geht ein Bild hinein, geht durch der Glieder angespannte Stille - und hört im Herzen auf zu sein.
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- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Der Panther", appears in Neue Gedichte, first published 1892 [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 Andreas Birnbaum , "Der Panther", from Dingwelten-Weltdinge, no. 12, Blackbird Musikverlag Produktion Andreas Homm [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfonso Bögeholz Fuentes (b. 1933), "Der Panther", copyright © 2012 [ alto and piano ], from Rilke-Lieder, no. 1, Köln : Arundo Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Burger (b. 1958) and by Vridolin Enxing , "Der Panther", 1989 [ voice, tuba, keyboard ], from Das Poesiealbum [sung text not yet checked]
- by George van Dam , "Der Panther", 1994 [ countertenor and violin ], from Rilke Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Sara Decker (b. 1985), "Der Panther" [ voice and jazz ensemble ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hilde Fuhs , "Der Panther" [ voice and harp ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Furer (1924 - 2013), "Der Panther" [ children's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pascal Gaigne (b. 1958), "Der Panther", 2013 [ mezzo-soprano, harp, piano, accordion and violoncello ], from The last life of Lucifer, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Geveler , "Der Panther" [ speaker, percussion and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfram Graf (b. 1965), "Der Panther", op. 113 no. 1 [ children's chorus and piano ], from Von Tieren..., no. 1, Wiesbaden : Daimonion Verlag Robert Schlender [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Der Panther", copyright © 2009 [ soprano, viola d'amore, and cello ], from Rilke Songs, no. 1, confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul van Gulick , "Der Panther", 2008, published 2008, first performed 2009 [ mixed chorus ], from 3 Rilke Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario Hené (b. 1954), "Der Panther", published 1999 [ voice and guitar ], Prima Musikverlag GmbH [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Rudolf) Walther Hirschberg (1889 - 1960), "Der Panther", op. 49 (Zehn Lieder) no. 1, published 19? [ voice and piano ], [Deutschland] : Hirschberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christoph Hohlfeld (1922 - 2010), "Der Panther" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ingo Höricht (b. 1955), "Der Panther" [ voice, viola and piano ], from Liebeslyrik von Rilke, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adrian Ils (b. 1950), "Der Panther", published 1998 [ voice and band ], from Lügen ist menschlich, no. 12, Kip 6009 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Jirasek (1897 - 1972), "Der Panther" [ mixed chorus ], Wien : Krenn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anselm König (b. 1957), "Der Panther", subtitle: "Tango", 1994 [ voice, guitar and saxophone ], from Ausgewählte Liedlyrik, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Der Panther", 1951 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Stephan Krawczyk (b. 1955), "Der Panther", 1983 [ voice and guitar ], from Auf zwei Füßen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Udo Lindenberg (b. 1946), "Der Panther", 2000 [ voice ], On album: Der Exzessor, Berlin Records (Sony) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Birgitta Lutz , "Der Panther", published 2003 [ medium voice and piano ], from 10 Vertonungen nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 3, Abschrift des Manuskripts von Walter Stüber. Mit Zeichnungen von Karl Unverzagt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Julius Marx (1897 - 1985), "Der Panther", op. 50 no. 1b (1949) [ voice and piano ], from Der Panther und andere Rilke-Gedichte, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Torben Meissner , "Der Panther", published 1998 [ band ], Zweites Album der Band Rantanplan (Punk) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Horst Meyer-Selb (1933 - 2004), "Der Panther" [ voice and piano ], from Rilke-Medaillon, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Der Panther", op. 364 (Drei Chorlieder nach Rainer Maria Rilke (SSATB)) no. 1 (2024) [ SSATB chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gudrun Nitschke , "Der Panther", 2009, published 2019, In: Der Schnappsack - Eine Liedblatt-Sammelmappe [sung text not yet checked]
- by Steen Pade (b. 1956), "Der Panther", 1973-74/1994 [ voice and piano ], from Jugend, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Peter Radt (1899 - ?), "Der Panther", published 1954 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, no. 1, Wilhelmshaven : Heinrichhofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Christoph Redel (b. 1947), "Der Panther", op. 88 no. 3 (2020) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhold Ruiss , "Der Panther" [ tenor and piano ], from Rilke Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alice Samter (1908 - 2004), "Der Panther", 1954 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1, Manuskript [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fazıl Say (b. 1970), "Der Panther", op. 37 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, copyright © 2010, first performed 2011 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhard Schedl (1957 - 2000), "Aus dem Nachlass", subtitle: "Der Panther" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Astrid Schmidt (b. 1967), "Der Panther" [ mixed chorus ], Musikverlag Jan-Peter Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Seger (b. 1962), "Der Panther" [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Juan María Solare (b. 1966), "Der Panther", 2001 [ speaker ], Sprachkomposition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alphonse Stallaert (1920 - 1995), "Der Panther", 1977, published c1980 [ soprano and piano ], from Internationale dierentuin, no. 1, Amsterdam: Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas Stapel (b. 1964), "Der Panther" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oliver Steller (b. 1967), "Der Panther", 2006 [ narrator, saxophone and double bass ], from Zwischen den Sternen. Gedichte. Briefe. Leben. , no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Thilo , "Der Panther", from Rilke-Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sara Scott Turner (b. 1926), "Der Panther", 2001 [ voice, piano, trombone ], from Animal, anima, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fabian Vogt (b. 1967), "Der Panther", from Zwölf religiöse Balladen nach Rainer Maria Rilke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julian James Wachner (b. 1969), "Der Panther" [ chorus ], from Rilke Songs, no. 2, E. C. Schirmer Music Company [sung text not yet checked]
- by Konstantin Wladigeroff (b. 1978) and by Alexander Wladigeroff (b. 1978), "Der Panther", 2020 [ countertenor, chamber orchestra and piano ], from Magie; Hommage an Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Zeitner (b. 1983), "Sad Song" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erwin Zillinger (1893 - 1974), "Der Panther" [ soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra ], from Der zoologische Garten : eine heiter-besinnliche Liederfolge, Leipzig : Kistner & Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by James Blair Leishman (1902 - 1963) , "The Panther" ; composed by Anne Charlotte Clarke.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La panthère", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-19
Line count: 13
Word count: 92