by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Tränen, Tränen, die aus mir brechen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Tränen, Tränen, die aus mir brechen. Mein Tod, Mohr, Träger meines Herzens, halte mich schräger, dass sie abfließen. Ich will sprechen. Schwarzer, riesiger Herzhalter. Wenn ich spräche, glaubst du denn, dass das Schweigen bräche? Wiege mich, Alter.
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- 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 Massimiliano Matesic (b. 1969), "Tränen", 1998 [ voice and orchestra ], from Fünf Orchesterlieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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