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Rainer Maria Rilke's 'Der Panther', translated into English and put to music.

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The Panther German poem Rainer Maria Rilke, Translation and Music Jan Hauenstein
In the Jardin des Plantes, Paris

(Cj7) (Fj7) (F)(Fj7)(F)(G) (Am) (F) (G)
(Am) And, from the (Dm)constant passing (E)of the bars, (E/B)his (Am)gaze
Has grown so (F)weary, there´s no (G)image it (G/B)can (Am)see. (Fj7)(F)(Fj7)(G)
To (Am)him, a thousand (Dm)bars (E)pass in (E/B)a (Am)haze -
Behind the (F)thousand bars the (G)world has ceased (G/B)to (Am)be. (Fj7)(F)(Fj7)(G)
(Cj7) (Fj7) (F)(Fj7)(F)(G) (Am) (Am7/E)

(Dm) Around the (Bb/D)tiniest of (Am)circles (Am7/E)pace
His (Fj7)steps, his (G)powerful (G/B)soft (Am)strides, (Am7/E)
(Dm) They´re like a (Bb/D)dance of strength a(Am)round a (Am7/E)place
Where(Fj7)in a mighty (G)(hold)will stands, para(Am)lyzed. (Fj7)(F)(Fj7)(G)
(Cj7) (Fj7) (F)(Fj7)(F)(G) (Am) (F) (G)

(Am) Only at (Dm)times the curtain (E)of the pu(E/B)pils (Am)slides
Up, (F)quietly. - A (G)picture en(G/B)ters (Am)then, (Fj7)(F)(Fj7)(G)
(Am) And through the (Dm)stillness of tense (E)limbs (E/B)it (Am)glides -
And (F)in the heart is (G)(hold)quickly lost (G/B)a(Am)gain. (A2)(Am) (Am7/E)

Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, 1902 or 1903, Paris
Translation Jan Hauenstein, Goettingen, 07 September 2017
Music Jan Hauenstein 08 September 2017

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Der Panther
Im Jardin des Plantes, Paris

Sein Blick ist vom Vorübergehen der Stäbe
so müd geworden, daß er nichts mehr hält.
Ihm ist, als ob es tausend Stäbe gäbe
und hinter tausend Stäben keine Welt.

Der weiche Gang geschmeidig starker Schritte,
der sich im allerkleinsten Kreise dreht,
ist wie ein Tanz von Kraft um eine Mitte,
in der betäubt ein großer Wille steht.

Nur manchmal schiebt der Vorhang der Pupille
sich lautlos auf - Dann geht ein Bild hinein,
geht durch der Glieder angespannte Stille -
und hört im Herzen auf zu sein.

Rainer Maria Rilke, 1902 oder 1903, Paris

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from Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, released October 22, 2018

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Jan Hauenstein Göttingen, Germany

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You'll hear folk, blues, jazzy songs, rock. Big voice. Albums recommended by Gordon Bok, Harvey Andrews, Jez Lowe and others.
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Why no free uploads? I cover songs. Register them with the German music rights agency GEMA. They hopefully reimburse the artists. The tax authorities demand that I make (not lose) a little money each year... ... more

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