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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Ernster Engel aus Ebenholz
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ernster Engel aus Ebenholz:
Du riesige Ruh.
Dein Schweigen schmolz
noch nie in den Bränden
von Büßerhänden.
Flammenumflehter!
Deine Beter
sind stolz:
wie du.

Der du versteinst,
du über den Blicken beginnender
König, erkiese
dir ein Geschlecht,
dem du gerecht
erscheinst,
saumsinnender
Riese.

Du, aller Matten
Furchteinflößer,
Einer ist größer
als du: dein Schatten.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Gebet", appears in Frühe Gedichte, in Engellieder, no. 7, first published 1899 [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 Rudolf Oertzen (1910 - 1990), "Ernster Engel aus Ebenholz", op. 6 no. 3, copyright © 1959 [ voice and piano ], from Rilke-Lieder, no. 3, Hamburg : Hüllenhagen & Griehl [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Van Crombruggen , as Vincent Christoff, "Gebet", published c1950 [ voice and piano ], from Liederen, no. 1, Bruxelles : A. Cranz [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-26
Line count: 21
Word count: 54

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