Geschichten vom lieben Gott

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Geschichten vom lieben Gott

by Rainer Maria Rilke

DE·~2 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total
1

Anmerkungen zur Transkription:

0:57
2

DAS MÄRCHEN VON DEN HÄNDEN GOTTES

16:56
3

DER FREMDE MANN

7:49
4

WARUM DER LIEBE GOTT WILL, DASS ES ARME LEUTE GIBT

9:43
5

WIE DER VERRAT NACH RUSSLAND KAM

11:37
6

WIE DER ALTE TIMOFEI SINGEND STARB

13:24
7

DAS LIED VON DER GERECHTIGKEIT

19:38
8

EINE SZENE AUS DEM GHETTO VON VENEDIG

12:41
9

VON EINEM, DER DIE STEINE BELAUSCHT

7:09
10

WIE DER FINGERHUT DAZU KAM, DER LIEBE GOTT ZU SEIN

11:25

Description

The opening finds a narrator stepping onto an October morning, exchanging a brief comment about the bright, crisp autumn with a neighbor next door. Their conversation quickly turns from weather to the age‑old questions about the loving God—what his hands look like, whether he speaks Chinese, how many stars there are. This easy, slightly whimsical banter sets a tone that feels both grounded in everyday life and open to wonder.

He offers to recount a version of the creation story, describing how the divine swiftly shaped earth, called forth light, raised mountains and filled the world with trees, all in a breathless rush of imagination. As they walk together, the narrator’s explanations mingle with pauses and the sound of unseen footsteps, adding a subtle tension to the gentle dialogue. Listeners are invited to follow this informal meditation, where familiar myth is retold through ordinary speech, inviting a quiet reflection on the mysteries that surround us.

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Language

de

Duration

~2 hours (171K characters)

Release date

2011-12-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke

1875–1926

One of the great voices of modern poetry, these poems join beauty, solitude, love, and mortality in language that still feels startlingly alive. Best known for Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, and Letters to a Young Poet, this writer continues to speak to readers looking for seriousness without sentimentality.

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