The Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke by Cliff Crego

The Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
new translations by Cliff Crego

Rilke 1906

selections from
I Das Buch der Bilder (1902)

The Book of Images (1902)

II Die Stimmen (1902)

The Voices (1902)

III Das Stundenbuch (1899 - 1903)

The Book of Hours (1899 - 1903)

IV Neue Gedichte (1907 - 1908)

New Poems (1907 - 1908)

V Uncollected Poems (1913 - 1923)

index of translations

Initiale

Aus unendlichen Sehnsüchten steigen
endliche Taten wie schwache Fontänen,
die sich zeitig und zitternd neigen.
Aber, die sich uns sonst verschweigen,
unsere fröhlichen kräfte—zeigen
sich in diesen tanzenden Tränen.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Initial

Out of infinite longings rise
finite deeds like weak fountains,
falling back just in time and trembling.
And yet, what otherwise remains silent,
our happy energies—show themselves
in these dancing tears.

(tr. Cliff Crego)

| NEW: The Rilke Collection: Posters 53 images from
the wild heartland of Europe, with new translations by Cliff Crego |

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perform
from Rilke's
famous
Liebes-Lied/
Love Song

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THE VOICES—

A new sound poem for
percussion orchestra
& spoken voice

based on the famous
poem sequence
of Rainer Maria Rilke
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first nine movements:
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