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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Magnificat
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sie kam den Hang herauf, schon schwer, fast ohne
an Trost zu glauben, Hoffnung oder Rat;
doch da die hohe tragende Matrone
ihr ernst und stolz entgegentrat 
und alles wußte ohne ihr Vertrauen,
da war sie plötzlich an ihr ausgeruht; 

vorsichtig hielten sich die vollen Frauen,
bis daß die junge sprach: Mir ist zumut, 
als wär ich, Liebe, von nun an für immer.
Gott schüttet in der Reichen Eitelkeit
fast ohne hinzusehen ihren Schimmer;
doch sorgsam sucht er sich ein Frauenzimmer
und füllt sie an mit seiner fernsten Zeit. 
Daß er mich fand. Bedenk nur; und Befehle
um meinetwillen gab von Stern zu Stern -. 
 
Verherrliche und hebe, meine Seele,
so hoch du kannst: den HERRN.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), appears in Der neuen Gedichte anderer Teil [author's text not yet checked 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 Axel Groffmann , "Magnificat" [ voice and piano ], from 7 Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 3, Carol Musikverlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gert Kühr (b. 1952), "Magnificat", 2008, first performed 2008 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Introductio - Meditatio - Magnificat - Epilogus, no. 2a [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Magnificat" [ soprano, organ, and handbells ], from Rilke-Triptychon, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Xaver Paul Thoma (b. 1953), "Magnificat", published 2007 [ baritone and piano ], Ikuro Edition Roland Heuer  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Maria Nimmerfall

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
Line count: 17
Word count: 116

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