Sonnets to Orpheus
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An accomplished poet's first and only sonnet sequence.Publishers WeeklyWith acclaimed versions of The Duino Elegies and Uncollected Poems already in print, Edward Snow's historic rendering of the Rilke oeuvre gets one step closer to completion with Sonnets to Orpheus. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) composed the first set of 26 sonnets just before completing the monumental elegies, and the second 29 just after. Rendered here without rhyme and with German facing text, Snow makes clear why the sonnets are "Sayable only by the singer./ Audible only by the god." Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Introduction : Rilke and the ecstasy of creation1On the translation of Sonnets to Orpheus91Part 1IA tree sprang into life103IIAnd it was almost a girl105IIIA god can do it107IVO you delicate ones109VRaise no memorial stone111VIDoes he live among us?113VIITo praise is foremost!115VIIIOnly in the realm of praising117IXOnly one who has raised the lyre119XI welcome you, ancient coffins121XILook at the sky123XIIICheer the spirit125XIVWe are absorbed in blossom129XVWait. It tastes good131XVIYou, my friend, you are lonely133XVIIWay down under the old135XVIIIMaster, do you hear?137XIXAlthough the world quickly changes form139XXWhat can I dedicate to you, lord?141XXISpring has come again143XXIIWe drive on145XXIIIOnly on a day when flight147XXIVShall we reject our ancient friendship?149XXVBut you whom I knew like a flower151XXVIYou, holy Orpheus, poet153Part 2IBreath, you invisible poem!157IIJust as the master's genuine brushstroke159IIIMirrors161IVO here you have the beast163VFlower muscle of the anemone165VIRose on your throne167VIIFlowers, sisters169VIIIO you few playmates171IXJudges, don't brag173XAll we have gained, the machine threatens175XIMany calmly ordered rules of death177XIIWill transformation179XIIIBe ahead of all leaving181XIVObserve these flowers183XVO fountain mouth185XVIOrpheus, whom we have torn apart187XVIIWhere, in what blissful watered gardens189XVIIIDancer, O you translation191XIXGold lives somewhere193XXBetween the stars195XXIMy heart, sing about gardens197XXIIO despite fate199XXIIIISummon me201XXIVO this joy always new203XXVListen205XSVIHow the cry of a bird207XXVIIDoes time destroyer209XXVIIIO come and go211XXIXSilent friend of many distances213
