Rilke was a German bohemian. His poems are all written in German. Franz Kafka was Jewish. He wrote in German as most of his contemporaries. 3 million Sudeten Germans lived in Czechoslovakia until their expulsion after World War II. So why distort culture and history. Janacek, Dvorak and Smetana were Czechs but Rilke was German
Wunderbarer Oscar Werner! Natürlich komme ich wieder, ich kann nicht an ihm vorübergehen, der mich alles gelehrt hat, was es bedeutet, eine Sprache ZU LEBEN. Ohne ihn hätte ich niemals das Geheimnis der Rezitation begriffen.
Aber es ist klar: niemand, niemand ist mit IHM zu vergleichen.
Rilke was born in Prague, a close contemporary of Franz Kafka and Karel Capek. All three had a basic competence in both Czech and German - though Rilke was very embarrassed about how weak his Czech was, and avoided speaking the language in company (though he had many Czech speaking friends).
All three writers also focus on the difficulty of communicating as their main theme. Prague was full of people who spoke only one of its three languages, so this was hardly surprising.
Czech? I don't think so, Rilke lived in Austria-Hungary till 1919, then in Swizzerland till his death. Most of his works he wrote in German, some in French.
@thallassocracy ähhhm...Rilke was not a Czech poet....in this time Böhmen was austrian...and Rilke just spoke german like Kafka too...but I think it was a mistake from you to think that they are czech...
Wenn ich seine Stimme höre , denke ich zurück an alles, was er uns gelehrt hat. Wir haben begierig jedes Wort, jede Geste eingesogen. Man wird ihn nie vergessen - mit seiner magischen Stimme brennt er sich in die Erinnerung.
seinen träumenden mund... aus welchem sich die wörter nur ungern entwinden wollen...dieses unnachahmliche timbre, diese klangmodulation... verhalfen seinem gesprochenen wort zu einem jubilieren... zu einer verhaltenen fast schwermütigen ekstase, einem ernsten lächeln. und zuletzt zu einer unverrückbaren verbindlichkeit...
schönes Gedicht
gedichtewiese 11 months ago
Das hatte ich in meinem Deutschuntericht
xxxyumexx 1 year ago
Nur die Betonung seiner überirdischen Stimme, ohne den Inhalt verstehen zu müssem, und man schwebt mit ihm in jene Welten, die der Text beschreibt.
IQ20000Berta 1 year ago
Herr, es ist Zeit!
neckike 1 year ago
Kannst du dass video bitte loeschen? Can u plz delete da video? wir muessen es in der schule anhoeren :( we have 2 listen to it in school :(
HaloMediaz 1 year ago
Rilke war Sudetendeutscher kein Tscheche. Er schrieb in Deutsch
viola229 1 year ago
Rilke was a German bohemian. His poems are all written in German. Franz Kafka was Jewish. He wrote in German as most of his contemporaries. 3 million Sudeten Germans lived in Czechoslovakia until their expulsion after World War II. So why distort culture and history. Janacek, Dvorak and Smetana were Czechs but Rilke was German
viola229 1 year ago
Das muss ich lernen fuer meine Deutscheklasse! Ich liebe es!
lonelyhobo24 1 year ago
das viedeo hat meine hausaufgaben gerretet :D:D:D:D:
tim14jung 1 year ago
Wunderbarer Oscar Werner! Natürlich komme ich wieder, ich kann nicht an ihm vorübergehen, der mich alles gelehrt hat, was es bedeutet, eine Sprache ZU LEBEN. Ohne ihn hätte ich niemals das Geheimnis der Rezitation begriffen.
Aber es ist klar: niemand, niemand ist mit IHM zu vergleichen.
ALYSSA09MUSICSTARS 1 year ago
Himmlisch, was haben wir diesem Mann nur alles zu verdanken?
Hexenschuss007 1 year ago
The greatest of all Czech poets - but German actors always read Rilke as if he were only serious.
There is a sense of humour in this poem. It is a very dark one, but that is Rilke's way.
thallassocracy 2 years ago
I would like to know more about that :) Can you suggest any references, please?
Kornzang 2 years ago
There is a reading by Matthias Habich on this site which foregrounds the way that this very tragic poem messes about with its stanzaform throughout.
I don't think Goethe was ever playful when he was being serious - or Schiller.
But Heine is, and Rilke is (and so is Mahler, in music).
Having fun when you are miserable is an advanced technique (Shakespeare does it all the time).
thallassocracy 2 years ago
@Kornzang
Rilke was born in Prague, a close contemporary of Franz Kafka and Karel Capek. All three had a basic competence in both Czech and German - though Rilke was very embarrassed about how weak his Czech was, and avoided speaking the language in company (though he had many Czech speaking friends).
All three writers also focus on the difficulty of communicating as their main theme. Prague was full of people who spoke only one of its three languages, so this was hardly surprising.
thallassocracy 1 year ago
Czech? I don't think so, Rilke lived in Austria-Hungary till 1919, then in Swizzerland till his death. Most of his works he wrote in German, some in French.
merlinreborn 1 year ago 2
@thallassocracy ähhhm...Rilke was not a Czech poet....in this time Böhmen was austrian...and Rilke just spoke german like Kafka too...but I think it was a mistake from you to think that they are czech...
BerlinNeukoelln1981 1 year ago
@thallassocracy I think it's about the autumn of life.
BlueShirt7 2 months ago in playlist Gedichte
er, der Herrlichste von alen!
renamunich1 2 years ago
Wenn ich seine Stimme höre , denke ich zurück an alles, was er uns gelehrt hat. Wir haben begierig jedes Wort, jede Geste eingesogen. Man wird ihn nie vergessen - mit seiner magischen Stimme brennt er sich in die Erinnerung.
alyssaathina09 2 years ago 3
Gute schöne Stimme. Gut vorgetragen. Faszinierend.
Katzenpierre 2 years ago
eine faszinierende stimme eines großen schauspielers
ChristianCgnify 2 years ago
bin auf oskar werner gestoßen als ich den film "fahrenheit 451" sah; ich wusste nicht dass er auch ein großartiger rilke-interpret ist...
werde mich weiter für ihn interessieren
ChristianCgnify 2 years ago
seinen träumenden mund... aus welchem sich die wörter nur ungern entwinden wollen...dieses unnachahmliche timbre, diese klangmodulation... verhalfen seinem gesprochenen wort zu einem jubilieren... zu einer verhaltenen fast schwermütigen ekstase, einem ernsten lächeln. und zuletzt zu einer unverrückbaren verbindlichkeit...
auf schwingen getragen
tigerjussuf 2 years ago 7
gänsehaut, wie immer wenn oskar werner seinen mund öffnet
alexxxis90 2 years ago 10