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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Abend‑Lied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Welcher bist du, mein lieber Stern,
der mir zu Herzen schaut?
Einem innigen, einem innigern
bin ich anvertraut.

Welcher bist du? Der Himmel steht
nicht zwischen Ost und West,
du hast dich immer umgedreht
und auch ich bin nicht fest.

Welcher bist du - ? (nein sag mir's nicht),
der mir zu Herzen schaut;
wenn ich mich nach allen richt
werd ich am besten Braut.

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Gesammelte Werke, Andronum, 2021

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, rainer-maria-rilke.de/100022abendlied.html


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Abend-Lied", subtitle: "Meiner lieben Ruth zum 10. Geburtstag", appears in Die Gedichte 1906 bis 1910 [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 Erik Norby (1936 - 2007), "Abend-Lied", 1989 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Herbstlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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