List of poems from the book of pictures

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This is a list of the poems contained in the Book of Pictures . This is a volume of poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke , which was published for the first time in 1902 and expanded in 1906.

First part of the first book

title First line comment Emergence
entrance Whoever you are: step out in the evening Berlin-Schmargendorf, February 24, 1900
From an April The forest smells again Berlin-Schmargendorf, April 6, 1900
Two poems for Hans Thomas' sixtieth birthday (moon night) South German night, very wide in the ripe moon Berlin-Schmargendorf, shortly before July 14, 1899
Two poems for Hans Thomas' sixtieth birthday (Ritter) The knight rides in black steel Berlin-Schmargendorf, shortly before July 14, 1899
Girl melancholy I think of a young knight Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 18, 1899
From the girls (I.) Others have to go a long way Worpswede, September 29, 1900
Of the girls (II.) Girls who are poets learning from you Worpswede, September 9 or 10, 1900
The song of the statue Who is it who loves me so much that he? Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 18, 1899
The madness She must always muse: I am ... I am ... Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 24, 1899
The lover Yes i long for you I'm sliding undated, between 1902 and 1906
The bride Call me beloved, call me loud! Berlin-Schmargendorf, September 20, 1898
The silence Do you hear, beloved, I raise my hands undated, around 1900/01
music What are you playing, boy? We went through the gardens Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 24, 1899
The angel They all have tired mouths Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 22, 1899
The Guardian angel You are the bird whose wings came Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 24, 1899
Martyrs She is a martyr. And as a hard case Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 22, 1899
The Holy The people were thirsty; so one thing went Paris, November 1, 1902
childhood Fear and time run down the school for a long time Meudon-Val Fleury, winter 1905/1906
From a childhood The darkness was like wealth in the room Berlin-Schmargendorf, March 21, 1900
The boy I want to be like them undated, probably Paris, winter 1902/1903
The confirmands The confirmands go in white veils Paris, May 1903 Paris, May 1903
The Lord's Supper They are gathered, amazed, disturbed people Paris, June 19, 1903

The second part of the first book

title First line comment Emergence
initial Rise from infinite longings Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 20, 1899
To say to sleep I want to sing someone in Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 14, 1900
People at night The nights are not made for the crowd Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 25, 1899
The neighbor Stranger violin, are you following me? undated, probably Paris, 1902/03
Pont du Carrousel The blind man who stands on the bridge undated, probably Paris, 1902/03
The lonely Like one who sailed on strange seas Viareggio, April 2, 1903
The Ashanti No vision of foreign countries Jardin d'Acclimatation undated, probably Paris 1902/03
The last I don't have a father's house Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 15, 1900
Anxiety There is a bird call in the withered forest Berlin-Schmargendorf, shortly before October 21, 1900
legal action O how is everything far away Berlin-Schmargendorf, October 21, 1900
lonliness Solitude is like rain Paris, September 21, 1902
Autumn day Lord: it's time. the summer was very big Paris, September 21, 1902
memory And you wait, expect one thing undated, between 1902 and 1906
End of autumn I've been seeing for a while undated, between 1902 and 1906
autumn The leaves are falling, falling from afar Paris, September 11, 1902
On the edge of the night My room and this vastness Berlin-Schmargendorf, January 12, 1900
prayer Night, silent night in which are woven Berlin-Schmargendorf, December 13, 1900
progress And again my deep life rustles louder Worpswede, September 27, 1900
Anticipation I am surrounded by afar like a flag undated, between 1902 and 1906
Storm When the clouds hit by storms undated, probably Sweden, autumn 1904
Evening in Skåne The park is high. And like from a house Jonsered near Gothenburg, Sweden, around November 1, 1904
Eve The evening slowly changes clothes undated, between 1902 and 1906
Serious hour Anyone crying somewhere in the world now Berlin-Schmargendorf, mid-October 1900
Stanzas Is someone who takes everything in hand undated, between 1900 and 1902

The first part of the second book

title First line comment Emergence
initial Always surrender your beauty Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 14, 1899
Annunciation You are no closer to God than we are The angel's words Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 21, 1899
The three kings Once when on the edge of the desert Legend Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 23, 1899
In the Certosa Everyone from the white brotherhood Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 28, 1899
The Last Judgement They are all like a bath From the leaves of a monk Berlin-Schmargendorf, July 21, 1899
Charles the Twelfth of Sweden rides in Ukraine Kings in legends Berlin-Schmargendorf, October 21, 1900
Was a young king from the north as well Worpswede, October 2, 1900
The son My father was an exiled one Worpswede, October 1, 1900
... So we became dreamy violinists as well Berlin-Schmargendorf, April 12, 1900
The Tsars (I.) That was in days when the mountains came A circle of poems (1899 and 1906) Meiningen, late August / early September 1899
The Tsars (II.) Large birds are still threatening everywhere A circle of poems (1899 and 1906) Paris, early February 1906
The Tsars (III.) His servants feed more and more A circle of poems (1899 and 1906) Paris, early February 1906
The Tsars (IV.) It is the hour when the kingdom becomes vain A circle of poems (1899 and 1906) Meiningen, late August / early September 1899
The Tsars (V.) The pale tsar will not die on the sword A circle of poems (1899 and 1906) Paris, early February 1906
The Tsars (VI.) Still looking in the silver plates A circle of poems (1899 and 1906) Paris, early February 1906
The singer sings in front of a princely child You pale child, should every evening In memory of Paula Becker-Modersohn Worpswede, October 3, 1900
The one from Colonna You strange men who are so quiet now undated, probably Rome, winter 1903/1904

Part two of the second book

title First line comment Emergence
Fragments from lost days ... Like birds that get used to walking Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 7, 1900
The Voices (title page) The rich and lucky have good silence Nine sheets with a title page Paris, 7./12. June 1906
The Voices (The Beggar's Song) I always go from gate to gate Nine sheets with a title page Paris, 7./12. June 1906
The Voices (The Blind Man's Song) I'm blind, you outside, that's a curse Nine sheets with a title page Paris, June 7th, 1906
The Voices (The Drinker's Song) It wasn't in me. It went in and out Nine sheets with a title page Paris, 7./12. June 1906
The Voices (The Song of the Suicide) So just a moment Nine sheets with a title page Paris, 7./12. June 1906
The Voices (The Widow's Song) In the beginning life was good for me Nine sheets with a title page Paris, 7./12. June 1906
The Voices (The Idiot's Song) You don't stop me. You let me go Nine sheets with a title page Paris, June 7th, 1906
The Voices (The Orphan's Song) I am nobody and I will not be either Nine sheets with a title page Paris, 7./12. June 1906
The Voices (The Dwarf's Song) Maybe my soul is straight and good Nine sheets with a title page Paris, June 7th, 1906
The Voices (The Leper’s Song) See I'm one who has left everything Nine sheets with a title page undated, before June 1906
From the fountains Suddenly I know a lot about the fountains Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 14, 1900
The reader I've read for a long time. Since that afternoon Westerwede, September 1901
The looking one I look at the trees in the storms Berlin-Schmargendorf, mid-January 1901
From a stormy night (title page) The night moved by the growing storm Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, January 21, 1901
From a storm night (I.) On such nights you can walk in the alleys Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, January 21, 1901
From a storm night (II.) On such nights the prisons open Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, January 21, 1901
From a storm night (III.) On such nights there is suddenly fire Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, late January 1901
From a storm night (IV.) On such nights as many days ago Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, late January 1901
From a storm night (V.) In such nights the incurable know Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, late January 1901
From a storm night (VI.) On such nights all cities are the same Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, January 21, 1901
From a storm night (VII.) On such nights the dying become clear Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, January 21, 1901
From a storm night (VIII.) My sister grows on nights like this Eight sheets with a title page Berlin-Schmargendorf, January 21, 1901
The blind The stranger: Are you not afraid to speak of it? Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 25, 1900
requiem It's been one more thing for an hour Dedicated to Clara Westhoff Berlin-Schmargendorf, November 20, 1900
Final piece Death is great undated, 1900/1901

literature

  • Complete works , 7 volumes, ed. from the Rilke archive in connection with Ruth Sieber-Rilke, obtained by Ernst Zinn . Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1955–1966 (Vol. 1–6), 1997 (Vol. 7)