Let's start with some information on the poet and writer from the last episode of Romanticism.
Rainer Maria Rilke, born René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and writer. He was born on December 4, 1875 in Prague, now in the Czech Republic, and died on December 29, 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland. Rilke was one of the most important poets of the 20th century and is often considered one of the greatest poets of German literature.
Rilke began his career as a poet in the early 1890s and published his first poems in 1895. In 1902, his first poetry collection, "Leben und Lieder" (Life and Songs), was published. In the years that followed, he published several more poetry collections, including "Neue Gedichte" (New Poems, 1907-1908) and "Duineser Elegien" (Elegies of Duino, 1923).
Rilke's poetry is known for its deep spirituality and introspection, as well as its refinement of language and form. He is often considered one of the greatest poets of modern poetry and his work has had a great influence on the literary world.
In addition to poetry, Rilke also wrote prose, including a novella, "Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge" (The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, 1910), and a number of letters, including "Briefe an einen jungen Dichter" (Letters to a Young Poet, 1929).
Rilke was also known for his travels and his contacts with famous artists and poets of his time. He was friends with, among others, Auguste Rodin, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Lou Andreas-Salomé. Rilke died of leukemia at the age of 51.Rainer Maria Rilke, born René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and writer. He was born on December 4, 1875 in Prague, now in the Czech Republic, and died on December 29, 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland. Rilke was one of the most important poets of the 20th century and is often considered one of the greatest poets of German literature.
Rilke began his career as a poet in the early 1890s and published his first poems in 1895. In 1902, his first poetry collection, "Leben und Lieder" (Life and Songs), was published. In the years that followed, he published several more poetry collections, including "Neue Gedichte" (New Poems, 1907-1908) and "Duineser Elegien" (Elegies of Duino, 1923).
Rilke's poetry is known for its deep spirituality and introspection, as well as its refinement of language and form. He is often considered one of the greatest poets of modern poetry and his work has had a great influence on the literary world.
In addition to poetry, Rilke also wrote prose, including a novella, "Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge" (The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, 1910), and a number of letters, including "Briefe an einen jungen Dichter" (Letters to a Young Poet, 1929).
Rilke was also known for his travels and his contacts with famous artists and poets of his time. He was friends with, among others, Auguste Rodin, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Lou Andreas-Salomé. Rilke died of leukemia at the age of 51.
The poem
The wealthy and fortunate stay easily discreet,
No one wants to know what they are.
But the needy must reveal themselves,
Must say: I am blind
Or: I am on the way to becoming it
Or: it's not going well on earth
Or: I have a sick child
Or: I am really one of them...
And maybe that's not enough.
And because everyone else, like with things,
passes them by, they must sing.
And then you hear some good singing.
Of course, people are strange; they prefer
to listen to castrati in boys' choirs.
But God himself comes and stays long
when these circumcised disturb him.
Translation: © Aristos Bouïus
For original text, check the German page please
The titels of the lieder to come in this cycle
The Voices
Lied of the beggar
Lied of the blind
Lied of the drinker
Lied of the suicidal
Lied of the widow
Lied of the idiot
Lied of the orphan
Lied of the dwarf
Lied of the leper
Closing lied
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