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O hast du dies gewollt, du hättest nicht durch eines Weibes Leib entspringen dürfen: Heilande muß man in den Bergen schürfen, wo man das Harte aus dem Harten bricht. Tut dirs nicht selber leid, dein liebes Tal so zu verwüsten? Siehe meine Schwäche; ich habe nichts als Milch- und Tränenbäche, und du warst immer in der Überzahl. Mit solchem Aufwand wardst du mir verheißen. Was tratst du nicht gleich wild aus mir hinaus? Wenn du nur Tiger brauchst, dich zu zerreißen, warum erzog man mich im Frauenhaus, ein weiches reines Kleid für dich zu weben, darin nicht einmal die geringste Spur von Naht dich drückt -: so war mein ganzes Leben, und jetzt verkehrst du plötzlich die Natur.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Vor der Passion", appears in Das Marien-Leben, no. 10, first published 1912 [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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), "Vor der Passion", 1950-65 [ soprano and piano ], from Das Marienleben, no. 4, Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Vor der Passion", op. 27 no. 10 (1922-3), rev. 1948, from Das Marienleben, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg (1867 - 1944), "Vor der Passion", 1926 [ alto, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass ], from 6 Gesänge aus dem Marienleben von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Lubrich, Jr. (1888 - 1971), "Vor der Passion", 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas Sleeper (1956 - 2022), "Before the Passion", 1986 [ voice and violin ], from Triptych, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josep Soler i Sardà (1935 - 2022), "Vor der Passion", 1959 [ soprano and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Das Marienleben, no. 3, revised 1979 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "Before the Passion", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Avant la Passion", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Prima della passione", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 117
Tout ça, c'est toi qui l'as voulu, mais tu n'aurais pas dû prendre vie dans le corps d'une femme : les sauveurs, il faut les chercher à la montagne, là où de la dureté naît la dureté. ça ne te fait pas mal de désoler ainsi ta vallée chérie ? Vois comme je suis faible ; je n'ai rien qui me soit doux--que des ruisseaux de larmes, mais toi, tu as toujours été dans l'excès. Tu m'as été annoncé si magnifiquement. Où m'as-tu entraînée qui ne soit déchirement ? Si tu as besoin de tigres pour te déchirer, pourquoi m'a-t-on appris chez les femmes à tisser pour toi un vêtement sans tâche et bien douillet sans la plus petite couture qui puisse te gêner--: ce fut ça, ma vie, et voilà que d'un coup tu bouleverses l'ordre des choses.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Stéphane Goldet and Pierre de Rosamel, (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), "Vor der Passion", appears in Das Marien-Leben, no. 10, first published 1912
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 135