by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation © by Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006)
Arme Heilige
Language: German (Deutsch)
Arme Heilige aus Holz kam meine Mutter beschenken; und sie staunten stumm und stolz hinter den harten Bänken. Haben ihrem heißen Mühn sicher den Dank vergessen, kannten nur das Kerzenglühn ihrer kalten Messen. Aber meine Mutter kam ihnen Blumen geben. Meine Mutter die Blumen nahm alle aus meinem Leben.
Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926) [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 Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006), "Arme Heilige", 1941-1946 [ soprano and piano ], from Acht Lieder, no. 2, Southern Music Company [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Ruth Schonthal) , "To poor saints", copyright ©
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 49
To poor saints
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
To poor saints, made out of wood [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006), "To poor saints", copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 53