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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Die Nacht, vom wachsenden Sturme bewegt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
   Titleblatt
Die Nacht, vom wachsenden Sturme bewegt,
wie wird sie auf einmal weit - ,
als bliebe sie sonst zusammengelegt
in die kleinlichen Falten der Zeit.
Wo die Sterne ihr wehren, dort endet sie nicht
und beginnt nicht mitten im Wald
und nicht an meinem Angesicht
und nicht mit deiner Gestalt.
Die Lampen stammeln und wissen nicht:
lügen wir Licht?
Ist die Nacht die einzige Wirklichkeit
seit Jahrtausenden...

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Das Buch der Bilder von Rainer Maria Rilke, Leipzig, Iminsel-Verlag, 1920, page 157.


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Das Buch der Bilder, in Aus einer Sturmnacht: Acht Blätter mit einem Titelblatt [author's text checked 2 times 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 Omar Daniel , "Aus einer Sturmnacht", 1996, first performed 1997 [ soprano, alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2 percussion ], from Rilke Lieder, no. 2, Canadian Music Centre [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ton Lambij (1954 - 2002), "Aus einer Sturmnacht", 1995, published 1997, copyright © 1997 [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from Buch der Stimmen, no. 1, Amsterdam: Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Edward Staempfli (1908 - 2002), "Die Nacht, vom wachsenden Sturme bewegt", op. 10 no. 1 [ tenor and piano ], from Aus einer Sturmnacht: 9 Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-04
Line count: 13
Word count: 68

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