by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation © by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997)
Variations On A Theme By Rilke
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A certain day became a presence to me [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), appears in Breathing the Water, copyright © [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Da neigt sich die Stunde", written 1899, appears in Das Stundenbuch, in 1. Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben , no. 1, first published 1905
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joan Szymko (b. 1957), "Variations On A Theme By Rilke" [ women's chorus and piano ], Lorenz Publishing Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Babbette Deutsch (1895 - 1982) , "Now the hour bows down, it touches me, throbs" ; composed by Colin Matthews.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anita Barrows , copyright © and by Joanna Macy , copyright © ; composed by Brad Mehldau.
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