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"Before We are Made" by Rilke

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Uploaded by on Dec 11, 2010

"Before We are Made" by Ranier Maria Rilke (1875 -- 1926)
poem translated from the German and read by Dr. Richard Borofsky
www.beingtogether.com

shakuhachi flute & drums by Dr. Robert A. Jonas

nature videos & video editing by Robert A. Jonas
rbtjonas@aol.com www.emptybell.org

Translations of this poem, from German to English, differ.
One might translate the title as "Before our Beginning." In this particular translation, Rich speaks of "welken words," which might be translated as "numinous words."

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  • Mysterious images of nature are powerful with Rilke's mystical words.

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