{"work":{"slug":"rilke","title":{"source":"Neue Gedichte","translated":"New Poems"},"author":"Rainer Maria Rilke","language":"German","languageCode":"de","url":"https://1732studios.com/books/rilke"},"unit":{"kind":"poem","number":null,"id":"der-auferstandene","title":{"source":"Der Auferstandene","translated":"The Risen One"},"section":"New Poems: The Other Part","summary":null,"url":"https://1732studios.com/books/rilke/der-auferstandene","lines":18},"previous":"https://1732studios.com/books/rilke/kreuzigung","next":"https://1732studios.com/books/rilke/magnifikat","license":"Source text: public domain (Rainer Maria Rilke, died 1926; Neue Gedichte published 1907 and 1908), from Wikisource. English translation and notes: © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC. Narration: synthesized for this edition.","audioBase":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/","lines":[{"number":1,"label":"1","id":"der-auferstandene-s1-l1","source":"Er vermochte niemals bis zuletzt","translation":"Right to the very end he could never","stanza":1,"audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s1-l1.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"vermochte","title":"An elevated verb for being able","body":"Vermochte is the simple past of vermögen, an elevated verb meaning 'to be able, to have the power to'. It governs an infinitive with zu that follows in the next line: er vermochte ... zu weigern, 'he was able to refuse.' Bis zuletzt means 'right up to the end.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"Er","lemma":"er","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on vermochte","gloss":"He"},{"surface":"vermochte","lemma":"vermögen","morphology":"verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"could"},{"surface":"niemals","lemma":"niemals","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on vermochte","gloss":"never"},{"surface":"bis","lemma":"bis","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on vermochte","gloss":"right to"},{"surface":"zuletzt","lemma":"zuletzt","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on bis","gloss":"the very end"}]},{"number":2,"label":"2","id":"der-auferstandene-s1-l2","source":"ihr zu weigern oder abzuneinen,","translation":"refuse her, or say no to her,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s1-l2.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"abzuneinen","title":"A Rilke coinage","body":"Abneinen is not standard German; it is built from ab-, 'away', and nein, 'no', on the model of abweisen, 'to turn away'. As a zu-infinitive of a separable verb the zu sits between prefix and stem: ab-zu-neinen, 'to say no to.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"ihr","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on weigern","gloss":"her"},{"surface":"zu","lemma":"zu","morphology":"particle","role":"depends on weigern","gloss":"to"},{"surface":"weigern","lemma":"weigern","morphology":"verb, infinitive","role":"depends on vermochte","gloss":"refuse"},{"surface":"oder","lemma":"oder","morphology":"conjunction","role":"depends on weigern","gloss":"or"},{"surface":"abzuneinen","lemma":"abneinen","morphology":"verb, infinitive","role":"depends on oder","gloss":"say no to","note":"A Rilke coinage: a zu-infinitive built from Nein ('no') with separable prefix ab-, meaning 'to refuse by saying no'; not a standard German word."}]},{"number":3,"label":"3","id":"der-auferstandene-s1-l3","source":"daß sie ihrer Liebe sich berühme;","translation":"that she should boast of her love;","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s1-l3.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"berühme","title":"Subjunctive of 'sich rühmen'","body":"Berühme, in sich berühme, is the subjunctive I of the archaic verb sich berühmen, 'to boast of, pride oneself on', marking indirect or reported intention. The reflexive verb takes a genitive object: ihrer Liebe, 'of her love.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"daß","lemma":"daß","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on berühme","gloss":"that"},{"surface":"sie","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on berühme","gloss":"she"},{"surface":"ihrer","lemma":"ihr","morphology":"determiner, genitive, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Liebe","gloss":"of her"},{"surface":"Liebe","lemma":"Liebe","morphology":"noun, genitive, feminine, singular","role":"depends on berühme","gloss":"love"},{"surface":"sich","lemma":"sich","morphology":"pronoun, accusative, singular, reflexive","role":"depends on berühme","gloss":"herself"},{"surface":"berühme","lemma":"berühmen","morphology":"verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"should boast"}]},{"number":4,"label":"4","id":"der-auferstandene-s1-l4","source":"und sie sank ans Kreuz in dem Kostüme","translation":"and she sank down at the cross in the costume","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s1-l4.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"ans Kreuz","title":"An with the accusative for motion","body":"Ans contracts an das. With a verb of motion like sinken, 'to sink down', an takes the accusative to mark direction toward: ans Kreuz, 'down to the cross'. The dative in dem Kostüme that follows simply locates her, 'in the costume.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"und","lemma":"und","morphology":"conjunction","role":"depends on sank","gloss":"and"},{"surface":"sie","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on sank","gloss":"she"},{"surface":"sank","lemma":"sinken","morphology":"verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"sank down"},{"surface":"ans","lemma":"an","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on sank","gloss":"at the"},{"surface":"Kreuz","lemma":"Kreuz","morphology":"noun, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on ans","gloss":"cross"},{"surface":"in","lemma":"in","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on sank","gloss":"in"},{"surface":"dem","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, dative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Kostüme","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Kostüme","lemma":"Kostüm","morphology":"noun, dative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on in","gloss":"costume"}]},{"number":5,"label":"5","id":"der-auferstandene-s1-l5","source":"eines Schmerzes, welches ganz besetzt","translation":"of a grief, one wholly studded over","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s1-l5.m4a","notes":[],"words":[{"surface":"eines","lemma":"ein","morphology":"determiner, genitive, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Schmerzes","gloss":"a"},{"surface":"Schmerzes","lemma":"Schmerz","morphology":"noun, genitive, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Kostüme","gloss":"grief"},{"surface":"welches","lemma":"welcher","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on besetzt","gloss":"which","note":"Neuter relative pronoun — refers back to das Kostüm ('the costume'), not der Schmerz ('the grief'), despite the intervening genitive."},{"surface":"ganz","lemma":"ganz","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on besetzt","gloss":"wholly"},{"surface":"besetzt","lemma":"besetzen","morphology":"verb, participle","role":"depends on war","gloss":"studded"}]},{"number":6,"label":"6","id":"der-auferstandene-s1-l6","source":"war mit ihrer Liebe größten Steinen.","translation":"with the largest stones of her love.","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s1-l6.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"besetzt war mit","title":"A phrase for being set with jewels","body":"Besetzt sein mit means 'to be set, studded, or encrusted with', the phrase used for a crown set with jewels. Ihrer Liebe größten Steinen, dative after mit, means 'the largest stones of her love.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"war","lemma":"sein","morphology":"auxiliary verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"was"},{"surface":"mit","lemma":"mit","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on besetzt","gloss":"with"},{"surface":"ihrer","lemma":"ihr","morphology":"determiner, genitive, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Liebe","gloss":"her"},{"surface":"Liebe","lemma":"Liebe","morphology":"noun, genitive, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Steinen","gloss":"love"},{"surface":"größten","lemma":"groß","morphology":"adjective, dative, plural, superlative","role":"depends on Steinen","gloss":"greatest"},{"surface":"Steinen","lemma":"Stein","morphology":"noun, dative, masculine, plural","role":"depends on mit","gloss":"stones"}]},{"number":7,"label":"7","id":"der-auferstandene-s2-l1","source":"Aber da sie dann, um ihn zu salben,","translation":"But then, when she, in order to anoint him,","stanza":2,"audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s2-l1.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"um ihn zu salben","title":"Purpose clause with um zu","body":"Um ... zu plus infinitive expresses purpose, 'in order to'. Its accusative object ihn, 'him', sits inside the bracket, and the infinitive salben, 'to anoint', closes it: um ihn zu salben, 'in order to anoint him.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"Aber","lemma":"aber","morphology":"conjunction","role":"depends on da","gloss":"But"},{"surface":"da","lemma":"da","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on kam","gloss":"when"},{"surface":"sie","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on kam","gloss":"she"},{"surface":"dann","lemma":"dann","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on kam","gloss":"then"},{"surface":"um","lemma":"um","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on kam","gloss":"in order"},{"surface":"ihn","lemma":"er","morphology":"pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on salben","gloss":"him"},{"surface":"zu","lemma":"zu","morphology":"particle","role":"depends on salben","gloss":"to"},{"surface":"salben","lemma":"salben","morphology":"verb, infinitive","role":"depends on kam","gloss":"anoint"}]},{"number":8,"label":"8","id":"der-auferstandene-s2-l2","source":"an das Grab kam, Tränen im Gesicht,","translation":"came to the grave, tears upon her face,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s2-l2.m4a","notes":[],"words":[{"surface":"an","lemma":"an","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on kam","gloss":"to"},{"surface":"das","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Grab","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Grab","lemma":"Grab","morphology":"noun, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on an","gloss":"grave"},{"surface":"kam","lemma":"kommen","morphology":"verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"came"},{"surface":"Tränen","lemma":"Träne","morphology":"noun, accusative, feminine, plural","role":"depends on kam","gloss":"tears"},{"surface":"im","lemma":"in","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on Tränen","gloss":"upon the"},{"surface":"Gesicht","lemma":"Gesicht","morphology":"noun, dative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on im","gloss":"face"}]},{"number":9,"label":"9","id":"der-auferstandene-s2-l3","source":"war er auferstanden ihrethalben,","translation":"he had risen again for her sake,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s2-l3.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"ihrethalben","title":"An archaic form for her sake","body":"Ihrethalben is an archaic form meaning 'for her sake, on her account', built from the genitive ihrer plus the postposition -halben, on the pattern of meinethalben. War auferstanden ihrethalben: 'had risen again for her sake.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"war","lemma":"sein","morphology":"auxiliary verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"had"},{"surface":"er","lemma":"er","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on war","gloss":"he"},{"surface":"auferstanden","lemma":"auferstehen","morphology":"verb, participle","role":"depends on war","gloss":"risen"},{"surface":"ihrethalben","lemma":"ihrethalben","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on war","gloss":"for her sake","note":"A fixed genitive-postposition adverb, formed from ihret- + -halben ('for her sake')."}]},{"number":10,"label":"10","id":"der-auferstandene-s2-l4","source":"daß er seliger ihr sage: Nicht–","translation":"so that, more blessed, he might tell her: Do not–","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s2-l4.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"sage","title":"Subjunctive of purpose, 'sage'","body":"Sage is the subjunctive I of sagen, 'to say', marking purpose: 'so that he might say'. Seliger is the comparative of selig, 'blessed', used adverbially, 'more blessedly'. The line breaks off unfinished on Nicht, 'Do not.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"daß","lemma":"daß","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on sage","gloss":"so that"},{"surface":"er","lemma":"er","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on sage","gloss":"he"},{"surface":"seliger","lemma":"selig","morphology":"adjective, comparative","role":"depends on sage","gloss":"more blessed"},{"surface":"ihr","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on sage","gloss":"her"},{"surface":"sage","lemma":"sagen","morphology":"verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"might tell"},{"surface":"Nicht–","lemma":"nicht","morphology":"particle","role":"depends on sage","gloss":"Do not–","note":"An interrupted direct quotation — 'Nicht' ('No'/'Do not') trails off, marked by the dash in both German and translation."}]},{"number":11,"label":"11","id":"der-auferstandene-s3-l1","source":"Sie begriff es erst in ihrer Höhle,","translation":"She grasped it only later in her hollow,","stanza":3,"audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s3-l1.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"erst","title":"A word meaning not until","body":"Erst here does not mean 'first' but 'not until, only then': sie begriff es erst means 'only then did she grasp it'. Begriff is the simple past of begreifen, 'to grasp, comprehend.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"Sie","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on begriff","gloss":"She"},{"surface":"begriff","lemma":"begreifen","morphology":"verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"grasped"},{"surface":"es","lemma":"es","morphology":"pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on begriff","gloss":"it","note":"'es' is the direct object of the transitive verb 'begriff' ('grasped/understood it'), not its subject (the subject is 'Sie' in w1) — should be accusative, not nominative."},{"surface":"erst","lemma":"erst","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on begriff","gloss":"only later"},{"surface":"in","lemma":"in","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on begriff","gloss":"in"},{"surface":"ihrer","lemma":"ihr","morphology":"determiner, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Höhle","gloss":"her"},{"surface":"Höhle","lemma":"Höhle","morphology":"noun, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on in","gloss":"hollow"}]},{"number":12,"label":"12","id":"der-auferstandene-s3-l2","source":"wie er ihr, gestärkt durch seinen Tod,","translation":"how he, made strong through his own death,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s3-l2.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"gestärkt durch","title":"Past participle as modifier","body":"Gestärkt is the past participle of stärken, 'to strengthen', used adjectivally, set off by commas: gestärkt durch seinen Tod, 'strengthened through his death'. Durch plus accusative marks the means."}],"words":[{"surface":"wie","lemma":"wie","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"how"},{"surface":"er","lemma":"er","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"he"},{"surface":"ihr","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"her"},{"surface":"gestärkt","lemma":"stärken","morphology":"verb, participle","role":"depends on er","gloss":"made strong"},{"surface":"durch","lemma":"durch","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on gestärkt","gloss":"through"},{"surface":"seinen","lemma":"sein","morphology":"determiner, accusative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Tod","gloss":"his"},{"surface":"Tod","lemma":"Tod","morphology":"noun, accusative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on durch","gloss":"death"}]},{"number":13,"label":"13","id":"der-auferstandene-s3-l3","source":"endlich das Erleichternde der Öle","translation":"at last forbade her the relief of the oils","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s3-l3.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"das Erleichternde","title":"Nominalized participle","body":"From erleichtern, 'to ease, relieve', comes das Erleichternde, 'the relieving thing, that which gives relief', a present participle turned into a neuter noun with das. Der Öle is the genitive plural of das Öl, 'oil.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"endlich","lemma":"endlich","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"at last"},{"surface":"das","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Erleichternde","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Erleichternde","lemma":"Erleichternde","morphology":"noun, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"relief"},{"surface":"der","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, genitive, neuter, plural","role":"depends on Öle","gloss":"of the"},{"surface":"Öle","lemma":"Öl","morphology":"noun, genitive, neuter, plural","role":"depends on Erleichternde","gloss":"oils"}]},{"number":14,"label":"14","id":"der-auferstandene-s3-l4","source":"und des Rührens Vorgefühl verbot,","translation":"and the foretaste of touching him,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s3-l4.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"verbot","title":"Verbieten with dative and accusative","body":"Verbot, simple past of verbieten, 'to forbid', is the long-delayed main verb of the sentence: it forbids someone, dative, something, accusative. Des Rührens Vorgefühl means 'the foretaste of the touching', with the genitive des Rührens depending on Vorgefühl."}],"words":[{"surface":"und","lemma":"und","morphology":"conjunction","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"and"},{"surface":"des","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, genitive, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Rührens","gloss":"of the"},{"surface":"Rührens","lemma":"Rühren","morphology":"noun, genitive, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Vorgefühl","gloss":"touching"},{"surface":"Vorgefühl","lemma":"Vorgefühl","morphology":"noun, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"foretaste"},{"surface":"verbot","lemma":"verbieten","morphology":"verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"forbade","note":"The main verb governing both objects across the two preceding lines: 'forbade her the relief of the oils and the foretaste of touching.'"}]},{"number":15,"label":"15","id":"der-auferstandene-s4-l1","source":"um aus ihr die Liebende zu formen,","translation":"in order to form out of her the loving woman,","stanza":4,"audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s4-l1.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"die Liebende","title":"Present participle as a feminine noun","body":"Die Liebende is the present participle of lieben, 'to love', used as a feminine noun: 'the woman who loves'. Um aus ihr ... zu formen is an um ... zu purpose clause: 'in order to form out of her.'"}],"words":[{"surface":"um","lemma":"um","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on verbot","gloss":"in order"},{"surface":"aus","lemma":"aus","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on formen","gloss":"out of"},{"surface":"ihr","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on aus","gloss":"her"},{"surface":"die","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, accusative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Liebende","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Liebende","lemma":"Liebende","morphology":"noun, accusative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on formen","gloss":"loving woman"},{"surface":"zu","lemma":"zu","morphology":"particle","role":"depends on formen","gloss":"to"},{"surface":"formen","lemma":"formen","morphology":"verb, infinitive","role":"depends on um","gloss":"form"}]},{"number":16,"label":"16","id":"der-auferstandene-s4-l2","source":"die sich nicht mehr zum Geliebten neigt,","translation":"who no longer leans toward the beloved,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s4-l2.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"sich neigen zu","title":"A reflexive verb for leaning toward","body":"The reflexive sich neigen means 'to lean, incline, bend'; with zu plus dative it is 'to lean toward'. Zum Geliebten means 'toward the beloved.' The relative pronoun die sends neigt to the end of its clause."}],"words":[{"surface":"die","lemma":"der","morphology":"pronoun, relative, nominative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on neigt","gloss":"who","note":"Introduces the relative clause modifying 'die Liebende' from the previous segment ('who no longer leans...') — a relative pronoun, not an article/determiner; matches how 'welches' is correctly tagged as a pronoun for the same kind of relative use earlier in this same output."},{"surface":"sich","lemma":"sich","morphology":"pronoun, accusative, singular, reflexive","role":"depends on neigt","gloss":"herself"},{"surface":"nicht","lemma":"nicht","morphology":"particle","role":"depends on neigt","gloss":"no"},{"surface":"mehr","lemma":"mehr","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on nicht","gloss":"longer"},{"surface":"zum","lemma":"zu","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on neigt","gloss":"toward the"},{"surface":"Geliebten","lemma":"Geliebte","morphology":"noun, dative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on zum","gloss":"beloved"},{"surface":"neigt","lemma":"neigen","morphology":"verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"leans"}]},{"number":17,"label":"17","id":"der-auferstandene-s4-l3","source":"weil sie, hingerissen von enormen","translation":"because she, swept away by enormous","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s4-l3.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"hingerissen","title":"Past participle for being carried away","body":"Hingerissen is the past participle of hinreißen, literally 'to tear away', figuratively 'to enrapture'. Hingerissen von, 'carried away by', governs the dative enormen Stürmen, 'enormous storms', that follows in the next line."}],"words":[{"surface":"weil","lemma":"weil","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on hingerissen","gloss":"because"},{"surface":"sie","lemma":"sie","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on hingerissen","gloss":"she"},{"surface":"hingerissen","lemma":"hinreißen","morphology":"verb, participle","role":"depends on sie","gloss":"swept away"},{"surface":"von","lemma":"von","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on hingerissen","gloss":"by"},{"surface":"enormen","lemma":"enorm","morphology":"adjective, dative, plural","role":"depends on von","gloss":"enormous"}]},{"number":18,"label":"18","id":"der-auferstandene-s4-l4","source":"Stürmen, seine Stimme übersteigt.","translation":"storms, rises above his voice.","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/der-auferstandene-s4-l4.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"übersteigt","title":"The last verb of the poem","body":"Übersteigt, from übersteigen, 'to climb over, surpass', is the final verb of the weil-clause, held to the last word of the poem: 'rises above his voice'. Its subject sie, 'she', governs the whole clause."}],"words":[{"surface":"Stürmen","lemma":"Sturm","morphology":"noun, dative, masculine, plural","role":"depends on übersteigt","gloss":"storms","note":"Bare dative plural without an article, poetic for 'in storms'."},{"surface":"seine","lemma":"sein","morphology":"determiner, accusative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Stimme","gloss":"his"},{"surface":"Stimme","lemma":"Stimme","morphology":"noun, accusative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on übersteigt","gloss":"voice"},{"surface":"übersteigt","lemma":"übersteigen","morphology":"verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"rises above"}]}]}