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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Auf der Kleinseite
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Alte Häuser, steilgegiebelt,
hohe Türme voll Gebimmel,—
in die engen Höfe liebelt
nur ein winzig Stückchen Himmel.

Und auf jedem Treppenpflocke
müde lächelnd—Amoretten;
hoch am Dache um barocke
Vasen rieseln Rosenketten.

Spinnverwoben ist die Pforte
dort. Verstohlen liest die Sonne
die geheimnisvollen Worte
unter einer Steinmadonne.

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Erste Gedichte, Leipzig : Insel-Verlag, 1913


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Auf der Kleinseite", appears in Erste Gedichte [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 Karl Michael Komma (1913 - 2012), "Auf der Kleinseite", copyright © 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Liederbuch aus Böhmen, no. 7, München ; Leipzig : F.E.C. Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-10-20
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