| O HERR, GIB JEDEM ... | O LORD, GRANT EVERYONE ... |
| Rainer Maria Rilke | trans. Bertram Kottmann |
O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod. Das Sterben, das aus jenem Leben geht, darin er Liebe hatte, Sinn und Not. | O Lord, grant everyone a proper end, a passing that arises from a life that full of love and sense and need was spent. |
Trans. copyright © Bertram Kottmann 2009