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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Starker Stern, der nicht den Beistand...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Starker Stern, der nicht den Beistand braucht, 
den die Nacht den andern mag gewähren, 
die erst dunkeln muß, daß sie sich klären. 
Stern, der schon vollendet, untertaucht, 

wenn Gestirne ihren Gang beginnen 
durch die langsam aufgetane Nacht. 
Großer Stern der Liebes-Priesterinnen, 
der, von eigenem Gefühl entfacht, 

bis zuletzt verklärt und nie verkohlend, 
niedersinkt, wohin die Sonne sank: 
tausendfachen Aufgang überholend 
mit dem reinen Untergang. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, Sonetti a Orfeo, Pordenone: Edizioni Studio Tesi, 1990, p.194


Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title [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 Λrthvr , "Starker Stern", 2019 [ soprano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Gläser (1912 - 1945), "Starker Stern" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Stuiber (1887 - 1967), "Starker Stern" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Winfried (Petrus Ignatius) Zillig (1905 - 1963), "Starker Stern" [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder des Abschieds nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-12-21
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