by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation Singable translation by Vincenzo Errante (1890 - 1951)
Mich rührt so sehr
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mich rührt so sehr böhmischen Volkes Weise, schleicht sie ins Herz sich leise, macht sie es schwer. Wenn ein Kind sacht singt beim Kartofeljäten, klingt dir sein Lied im späten Traum noch der Nacht. Magst du auch sein weit über Land gefahren, fällt es dir doch nach Jahren stets wieder ein.
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Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Sämtliche Werke, Band I, Frankfurt am Main : Insel-Verlag, 1955, p.39
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Volksweise", appears in Erste Gedichte, in Larenopfer [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 Anton Beer-Walbrunn (1864 - 1929), "Volksweise", op. 63 no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willy Czernik (1901 - 1996), "Volksweise", published 1934 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1, Krause Hildegard Musikverlag / Braunschweig, Leonhardstraße 11 : E. Krause [sung text not yet checked]
- by Petr Eben (1929 - 2007), "Volksweise", 1961, published 1966 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Evelyn Faltis (1897 - 1937), "Volksweise", op. 8 (Sieben Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier) no. 1, published 1921 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Konrad Göllner , "Böhmischen Volksweise" [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Armin Greifenberg (1905 - 1981), "Mich rührt so sehr", published 1991 [ mixed chorus ], In: Fritz Jeßler, Arnsberger Chorbuch, Schlesische Jugend Landesgruppe NRW. Musikverlag Jürgen Binder [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Volksweise", op. 39 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1922 [ medium voice and piano ], Wien, New York : Universal-Edition  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sándor Jemnitz (1890 - 1963), "Volksweise", op. 6 (Neun Lieder) no. 2, published 1920 [ bass and piano ], München : Wunderhornverlag  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Viktor Kalabis (1923 - 2006), "Volksweise", 1988-1989, first performed 1993 [ low voice and piano ], from Kolotoč života, no. 2, Manuskript [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Krause (b. 1889), "Mich rührt so sehr", op. 47 no. 1, published 1972?, from Sechs Gedichte von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alois Melichar (1896 - 1976), "Volksweise", copyright © 1942, Magdeburg : Heinrichshofen  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Viktor Merz (b. 1891), "Volksweise", published 1921 [ high voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder, no. 4, Leipzig, C.F. Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ursula Milthaler (1905 - 1982), "Volksweise" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alois Ernst Milz (1908 - 1993), "Mich rührt so sehr, Böhmischen Volkes Weise", published 1987, from Loblied der Heimat, [Graz] : [Steirisches Volksliedwerk] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Mittler (1893 - 1970), "Volksweise", published 1911 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Edmund Nick (1891 - 1974), "Volksweise", 1943 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder im Volkston, no. 2, Berlin : Biihnenverl. Sikorski [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Rettich (1892 - 1988), "Volksweise", op. 23 (Drei Rilke Lieder) no. 3 [ low voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 3, Astoria Musikverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philippine Schick (1893 - 1970), "Volksweise", op. 22 (Sechs dreistimmmige Frauenchöre a cappella) no. 2 (1930) [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Schmidtgen (1891 - 1945), "Volksweise", 1940 [ voice and piano ], Klotzsche b. Dresden, Bismarckstr. 5, Schmidtgen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Schoendlinger (1919 - 1983), "Volksweise", 1981 [ voice and piano ], from 14 Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhard Schwarz (1902 - 1995), "Mich rührt so sehr…" [ three-part chorus ], In: Neues Chorbuch, für Mädchen-, Knaben- und Frauenstimmen, Voggenreiter Verlag, 1941 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Simbriger (1903 - 1976), "Volksweise", op. 134 no. 1 (1975) [ voice and piano ], from Aus Böhmen. Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke aus dem Laren-Opfer, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manfred Spiller (b. 1932), "Volksweise", op. 4 no. 5 [ voice and piano ], from Liederbuch, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tony Stern , "Volksweise", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published c1910 [ voice and piano ], Zürich : Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Stoll (1889 - 1968), "Volksweise", 1962, published 1997 [ voice, piano ], from 4 Songs, no. 4, Melbourne: Wolfgang Devine [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Stürmer (1892 - 1958), "Volksweise", copyright © 1957 [ men's chorus and accordion ], Trossingen : Matth. Hohner AG, Musikverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karel Van Eycken (b. 1943), "Volksweise", op. 95 no. 2, copyright © 2014 [ voice and orchestra ], from Vier Rilke Lieder, no. 2, Uitgeverij DMP [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhart von Westermann (1894 - 1963), "Volksweise", op. 22 no. 1, published 1960 [ medium voice and piano ], from Ländliche Weisen. Vier Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme und Klavier, no. 1, Berlin, Wiesbaden : Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Zoll (1907 - 1978), "Volksweise", c1945 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Ludwig Lewisohn (1882 - 1955) ; composed by Gordon Ware Binkerd.
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Vincenzo Errante (1890 - 1951) ; composed by Mario Macchi.
Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 51
Canto populare
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch)
Come mi tocca l'anima la populare melodia Boema penetra lieve il cuore che ne trabbocca e pesa Quando sommesso un bimbo canta sarchiando i campi dopo la sua canzone torna a echeggiarmi in sogno Pu se tu sia lontano in terra ignota Spesso traverso gli anni ricorderai quel canto
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Vincenzo Errante (1890 - 1951) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Volksweise", appears in Erste Gedichte, in Larenopfer
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mario Macchi (1912 - 2003), "Canto populare", 1936, first performed 1936 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 50