by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Ich bins, Nachtigall
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich bins, Nachtigall, ich, den du singst, hier, mir im Herzen, wird diese Stimme Gewalt, nicht länger vermeidlich
Confirmed with Rainer Maria Rilke, rainer-maria-rilke.de/100065ichbinsnachtigall.html
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ich bins, Nachtigall", written 1913, appears in Die Gedichte 1910-1922 [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 Alois Bröder (b. 1961), "Ich bins, Nachtigall", published 2003 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Lachen. Weinen. Blühen. Vergehen., no. 2, Selbstverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Matthus (1934 - 2021), "Ich bin’s Nachtigall", published 1995 [ voice and orchestra ], from Wiesen von Liebe, Leben und Tod, no. 4, Breitkopf & Härtl [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-08-27
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