Schlußstück

Der Tod ist groß. 
Wir sind die Seinen
lachenden Munds. 
Wenn wir uns mitten im Leben meinen,
wagt er zu weinen
mitten in uns.

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) , "Schlußstück", from Das Buch der Bilder

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

by Henk Badings (1907-1987) , "Schlußstück", from Fünf Rilke-Lieder, no. 5.
by Helmut Paulsen (1909-) , "Der Tod" [medium voice and piano], from Sieben besinnliche Lieder, no. 7.
by Joep Willem Frederik Straesser (1934-2004) , "Der Tod", 1991, from An die Musik, no. 1.
by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930) , "Schlussstück", op. 17 no. 5 (1939-40).

by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906-1975) , "Zakljuchenie", op. 135 no. 11, from Symphony no. 14, no. 11.

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Zakljuchenie

Vsevlastna smert'.
Ona na strazhe
i v schast'ja chas.
V mig vysshej zhizni ona v nas strazhdet,
zhdet nas i zhazhdet --
i plachet v nas.

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by T. Sil'man

a text in German by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) , "Schlußstück", from Das Buch der Bilder

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

by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906-1975) , "Zakljuchenie", op. 135 no. 11, from Symphony no. 14, no. 11.

Date added to the website: 2007-12-01.