Eau qui se presse, qui court ... eau...

Eau qui se presse, qui court ... eau oublieuse 
que la distraite terre boit, 
hésite un petit instant dans ma main creuse, 
    souvient-toi! 

Clair et rapide amour, indifférence, 
presque absence qui court, 
entre ton trop d'arrivée et ton trop de partance 
    tremble un peu de séjour.

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) , no title, 1924/5, from Vergers, no. 18, published 1926

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Louis Durey (1888-1979) , "Eau qui se presse", 1932, from Vergers, no. 3.
by Harold C. King (1895-1984) , "Vergers XVIII", 1983, from O Leben, Leben, wunderliche Zeit, no. 2.

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