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Wieder duftet der Wald. Es heben die schwebenden Lerchen mit sich den Himmel empor, der unseren Schultern schwer war; zwar sah man noch durch die Äste den Tag, wie er leer war,- aber nach langen, regnenden Nachmittagen kommen die goldübersonnten neueren Stunden, vor denen flüchtend an fernen Häuserfronten alle die wunden Fenster furchtsam mit Flügeln schlagen. Dann wird es still. Sogar der Regen geht leiser über der Steine ruhig dunkelnden Glanz. Alle Geräusche ducken sich ganz in die glänzenden Knospen der Reiser.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Aus einem April", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920 [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 Hans Georg Bertram (1936 - 2013), "Aus einem April", 1959 [ baritone and piano ], from Das Jahr der Rose. Fünf Lieder für Bariton und Klavier nach Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Edler (1912 - 1986), "Aus einem April", from Vier Melodramen, no. 4, Edition Tonos [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jacob Christian Fabricius (1840 - 1919), "Aus einem April", copyright © 1989 [ mezzo-soprano and organ ], from Three songs, no. 3, København : Samfundet til udgivelse af dansk musik [sung text not yet checked]
- by Harold C. King (1895 - 1984), "Aus einem April", 1983, from O Leben, Leben, wunderliche Zeit, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Grety Liechti (1904 - 1992), "Aus einem April", 1938 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Schröder (1904 - 1984), "Aus einem April", 1969, copyright © 1972 [ chorus ], from Rilke-Zyklus, no. 1, Heidelberg : Willy Müller / Süddeutscher Musikverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manfred Spiller (b. 1932), "Aus einem April", op. 4 no. 2 (1958-79) [ voice and piano ], from Liederbuch, no. 2, Edition Gravis Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernard Weidner , "Schwebende Lerchen", subtitle: "Rilke-Fragment", 2003 [ chorus and electric guitars ], note: fragments of Rilkes texts [sung text not yet checked]
- by Regina Wittemeier (b. 1956), "Aus einem April", op. 34 (Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen) no. 2, published 2003 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "D'un avril", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 82
La forêt embaume à nouveau. Les alouettes planent et élèvent avec elles le ciel qui était lourd à nos épaules ; certes, on voyait comme le jour était vide à travers les branches -- mais après de longs et pluvieux après-midi viennent, baignées d'un soleil d'or, de nouvelles heures devant lesquelles, sur de lointaines façades de maisons, toutes les fenêtres meurtries fuient apeurées en battant des ailes. Puis le silence se fait. Même la pluie se fait plus douce sur le tranquille et déclinant éclat des pierres. Tous les bruits se blottissent complètement dans les bourgeons brillants des rameaux.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Aus einem April", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920
This text was added to the website: 2013-01-18
Line count: 14
Word count: 97