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Und der Engel sprach und gab sich Müh an dem Mann, der seine Fäuste ballte: Aber siehst du nicht an jeder Falte, daß sie kühl ist wie die Gottesfrüh. Doch der andre sah ihn finster an, murmelnd nur: Was hat sie so verwandelt? Doch da schrie der Engel: Zimmermann, merkst du's noch nicht, daß der Herrgott handelt? Weil du Bretter machst, in deinem Stolze, willst du wirklich den zu Rede stelln, der bescheiden aus dem gleichen Holze Blätter treiben macht und Knospen schwelln? Er begriff. Und wie er jetzt die Blicke, recht erschrocken, zu dem Engel hob, war der fort. Da schob er seine dicke Mütze langsam ab. Dann sang er lob.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Argwohn Josephs", appears in Das Marien-Leben, no. 5, first published 1912 [author's text not yet checked 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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), "Argwohn Josephs", 1950-65 [ soprano and piano ], from Das Marienleben, no. 3, Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Argwohn Josephs", op. 27 no. 5 (1922-3), rev. 1948, from Das Marienleben, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Rütti (b. 1949), "Argwohn Joseph's", 1991 [ mezzo-soprano, harp and piano ], from Das Marien-Leben, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Stadlmair (1929 - 2019), "Argwohn Josefs", 1998 [ soprano and hammered dulcimer ], from Mirjam, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Joseph's suspicion", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Joseph le soupçonneux", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Suspicion de Joseph", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il dubbio di Giuseppe", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 112
E l'angelo si sforzava di convincere quell'uomo, che serrava forte i pugni: "Non ti avvedi che Ella in ogni piega È fresca e pura come un'aurora divina?" L'altro però lo fissava tetro, mormorando soltanto: Chi è stato a trasformarla? Gridò allora l'angelo: "Falegname, non ti sei ancora accorto, che è opera divina?" Poiché stai a costruire tavole, chiuso nel tuo orgoglio, pensi davvero di chiedere ragione a chi, può decidere, dallo stesso legno, di far spuntare foglie e maturare gemme? Egli allora capì. E non appena levò lo sguardo, preso dallo spavento, in alto verso l'angelo, quello era sparito. Allora lentamente si tolse il suo rozzo berretto. E cantò lodi.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Argwohn Josephs", appears in Das Marien-Leben, no. 5, first published 1912
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 111