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Sonnet 9 For Orpheus

from Serpent In The Bee​-​Loud Glade by Roger Gregg

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Sonnet 9 For Orpheus - poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, music by Roger Gregg.

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Nur wer di Leir schon hob
auch unter Schatten,
darf das unendliche Lob
ahnend erstatten.

Nur wer mit Toten vom Mohn
a, von dem ihren,
wird nicht den leisesten Ton
wieder verlieren.

Mag auch die Spieglung im Teich
oft uns verschwimmen:
Wisse da Bild.

Erst in dem Doppelbereich
werden die Stimmen
ewig und mild.

TRANSLATION:

Only he who has also raised
his lyre among shadows
may find his way back
to infinite praise.

Only he who has eaten with the dead
from their stores of poppy
will never again lose
the softest chord.

And though the pool's reflection
often blurs before us:
Know the image.

Only in the double realm
do the voices become
eternal and mild.

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from Serpent In The Bee​-​Loud Glade, released April 5, 2013
Sonnet 9 for Orpheus. 2’35”
Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Music by Roger Gregg.
Esther Seuss - Voice.
Muireann D’Arcy & Amilia Stewart - Singing.
Roger Gregg - Keyboards, Guitar, E-bow Guitar, Synth, Bass, Saxophones, Percussion, Singing, Voice-Wind.

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Roger Gregg / The Bee-Loud Glade Ireland

Roger Gregg is an award winning playwright, composer, multi-instrumentalist and actor. His plays have been produced in Ireland, Germany, Australia and the U.S. In 2006 in a special feature reviewing his work, BBC Radio 4 hailed him as ‘one of a handful of truly great radio dramatists’. He is composer and director behind the on-going series of Bee-Loud Glade cabarets. ... more

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