{"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":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens","title":{"source":"Grabmal eines jungen Mädchens","translated":"Tomb of a Young Girl"},"section":"New Poems","summary":null,"url":"https://1732studios.com/books/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens","lines":11},"previous":"https://1732studios.com/books/rilke/sappho-an-alkaios","next":"https://1732studios.com/books/rilke/opfer","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":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l1","source":"Wir gedenkens noch. Das ist, als müßte","translation":"We remember it still. It is as if all","stanza":1,"audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l1.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"gedenkens","title":"gedenken governs the genitive","body":"gedenken, 'to remember, to commemorate', takes the genitive case rather than the accusative. gedenkens contracts gedenken and es, giving 'we remember it'. The verb is solemn and formal, often used for honoring the dead."},{"kind":"grammar","term":"als müßte","title":"A comparison marked as unreal","body":"als combined with the subjunctive müßte, an older spelling of müsste, marks an unreal comparison, close to 'it had to happen again'. It continues into the next line, where its subject appears."}],"words":[{"surface":"Wir","lemma":"wir","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, plural","role":"depends on gedenkens","gloss":"We"},{"surface":"gedenkens","lemma":"gedenken","morphology":"verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"remember it","note":"'gedenkens' fuses 'gedenken' (to remember, governs the genitive) with the clitic object 'es' — an archaic contraction."},{"surface":"noch","lemma":"noch","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on gedenkens","gloss":"still"},{"surface":"Das","lemma":"der","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on ist","gloss":"It"},{"surface":"ist","lemma":"sein","morphology":"auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"is"},{"surface":"als","lemma":"als","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on müßte","gloss":"as if"},{"surface":"müßte","lemma":"müssen","morphology":"auxiliary verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the als-clause, depends on ist","gloss":"had to"}]},{"number":2,"label":"2","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l2","source":"alles dieses einmal wieder sein.","translation":"this had to be once again.","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l2.m4a","notes":[],"words":[{"surface":"alles","lemma":"alle","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on sein","gloss":"all"},{"surface":"dieses","lemma":"dieser","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on alles","gloss":"this"},{"surface":"einmal","lemma":"einmal","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on sein","gloss":"once"},{"surface":"wieder","lemma":"wieder","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on sein","gloss":"again"},{"surface":"sein","lemma":"sein","morphology":"auxiliary verb, infinitive","role":"depends on müßte (previous segment)","gloss":"be"}]},{"number":3,"label":"3","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l3","source":"Wie ein Baum an der Limonenküste","translation":"Like a tree on the lemon coast","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l3.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"die Limonenküste","title":"A compound naming a fruit coast","body":"Limonenküste joins Limone, 'lemon', with Küste, 'coast', naming a lemon-growing Mediterranean shore. The phrase sets up the simile that follows, comparing the girl to a tree on that coast."}],"words":[{"surface":"Wie","lemma":"wie","morphology":"subordinating conjunction","role":"depends on Baum","gloss":"Like"},{"surface":"ein","lemma":"ein","morphology":"determiner, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Baum","gloss":"a"},{"surface":"Baum","lemma":"Baum","morphology":"noun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on trugst (next segment)","gloss":"tree"},{"surface":"an","lemma":"an","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on Baum","gloss":"on"},{"surface":"der","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Limonenküste","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Limonenküste","lemma":"Limonenküste","morphology":"noun, dative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on an","gloss":"lemon coast"}]},{"number":4,"label":"4","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l4","source":"trugst du deine kleinen leichten Brüste","translation":"you bore your small, light breasts","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l4.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"trugst","title":"A strong verb changes its vowel","body":"trugst is the second-person singular past tense of the strong verb tragen, 'to carry, to bear', its stem vowel changing from a to u. It completes a simile begun earlier: as a tree bears fruit, you bore your breasts."}],"words":[{"surface":"trugst","lemma":"tragen","morphology":"verb, past, indicative, second-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"bore"},{"surface":"du","lemma":"du","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, singular","role":"depends on trugst","gloss":"you"},{"surface":"deine","lemma":"dein","morphology":"determiner, accusative, feminine, plural","role":"depends on Brüste","gloss":"your"},{"surface":"kleinen","lemma":"klein","morphology":"adjective, accusative, feminine, plural","role":"depends on Brüste","gloss":"small"},{"surface":"leichten","lemma":"leicht","morphology":"adjective, accusative, feminine, plural","role":"depends on Brüste","gloss":"light"},{"surface":"Brüste","lemma":"Brust","morphology":"noun, accusative, feminine, plural","role":"depends on trugst","gloss":"breasts"}]},{"number":5,"label":"5","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l5","source":"in das Rauschen seines Bluts hinein:","translation":"into the rushing of his blood:","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s1-l5.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"in … hinein","title":"in plus hinein marks motion inward","body":"in with the accusative das Rauschen means motion into something, and the separable particle hinein, 'into, inward', reinforces that direction. seines Bluts is the genitive of das Blut, 'the blood', naming whose it is."}],"words":[{"surface":"in","lemma":"in","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on trugst (previous segment)","gloss":"into"},{"surface":"das","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Rauschen","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Rauschen","lemma":"Rauschen","morphology":"noun, accusative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on in","gloss":"rushing"},{"surface":"seines","lemma":"sein","morphology":"determiner, genitive, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Bluts","gloss":"his"},{"surface":"Bluts","lemma":"Blut","morphology":"noun, genitive, neuter, singular","role":"depends on Rauschen","gloss":"blood"},{"surface":"hinein","lemma":"hinein","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on in","gloss":"inward"}]},{"number":6,"label":"6","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l1","source":"–jenes Gottes.","translation":"—of that god.","stanza":2,"audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l1.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"jenes Gottes","title":"A genitive held back for emphasis","body":"jenes Gottes is the genitive of jener Gott, 'that god', appearing after a stanza break. It completes seines Bluts from the line before, so the two together read 'of that god's blood', with the owner named only now."}],"words":[{"surface":"jenes","lemma":"jener","morphology":"determiner, genitive, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Gottes","gloss":"that"},{"surface":"Gottes","lemma":"Gott","morphology":"noun, genitive, masculine, singular","role":"in apposition to seines (his blood = that god's, previous segment)","gloss":"god"}]},{"number":7,"label":"7","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l2","source":"Und es war der schlanke","translation":"And it was the slender","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l2.m4a","notes":[],"words":[{"surface":"Und","lemma":"und","morphology":"conjunction","role":"depends on war","gloss":"And"},{"surface":"es","lemma":"es","morphology":"pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular","role":"depends on war","gloss":"it"},{"surface":"war","lemma":"sein","morphology":"auxiliary verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular","role":"main verb of the sentence","gloss":"was"},{"surface":"der","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on schlanke","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"schlanke","lemma":"schlank","morphology":"adjective, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Flüchtling (next segment)","gloss":"slender"}]},{"number":8,"label":"8","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l3","source":"Flüchtling, der Verwöhnende der Fraun.","translation":"fugitive, the indulger of women.","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l3.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"der Verwöhnende","title":"A participle turned into a noun","body":"verwöhnen means 'to spoil, to indulge'. Its present participle verwöhnend is used here as a noun, der Verwöhnende, 'the one who indulges'. der Fraun is a poetic genitive plural of der Frauen, 'of women'."}],"words":[{"surface":"Flüchtling","lemma":"Flüchtling","morphology":"noun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"predicate noun, depends on war (two segments back)","gloss":"fugitive"},{"surface":"der","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Verwöhnende","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Verwöhnende","lemma":"Verwöhnender","morphology":"noun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Flüchtling, in apposition","gloss":"indulger"},{"surface":"der","lemma":"der","morphology":"determiner, genitive, feminine, plural","role":"depends on Fraun","gloss":"the"},{"surface":"Fraun","lemma":"Frau","morphology":"noun, genitive, feminine, plural","role":"depends on Verwöhnende","gloss":"women"}]},{"number":9,"label":"9","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l4","source":"Süß und glühend, warm wie dein Gedanke,","translation":"Sweet and glowing, warm as your thought,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l4.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"glühend","title":"A present participle used as adjective","body":"glühend is the present participle of glühen, 'to glow, to burn', used here as an adjective meaning 'glowing, burning'. It is paired with süß, 'sweet', and warm to describe the god."}],"words":[{"surface":"Süß","lemma":"süß","morphology":"adjective","role":"head of the phrase","gloss":"Sweet"},{"surface":"und","lemma":"und","morphology":"conjunction","role":"depends on Süß","gloss":"and"},{"surface":"glühend","lemma":"glühend","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on und","gloss":"glowing"},{"surface":"warm","lemma":"warm","morphology":"adverb","role":"depends on glühend","gloss":"warm"},{"surface":"wie","lemma":"wie","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on Gedanke","gloss":"as"},{"surface":"dein","lemma":"dein","morphology":"determiner, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on Gedanke","gloss":"your"},{"surface":"Gedanke","lemma":"Gedanke","morphology":"noun, nominative, masculine, singular","role":"depends on wie","gloss":"thought"}]},{"number":10,"label":"10","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l5","source":"überschattend deine frühe Flanke","translation":"overshadowing your early flank,","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l5.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"grammar","term":"überschattend","title":"A participle governing the accusative","body":"überschattend is the present participle of überschatten, 'to overshadow'. Used as an adjective, it governs the accusative deine frühe Flanke, 'your early flank'. The participle form keeps the action ongoing rather than finished."}],"words":[{"surface":"überschattend","lemma":"überschatten","morphology":"verb, participle","role":"depends on Flüchtling (s2-l3)","gloss":"overshadowing"},{"surface":"deine","lemma":"dein","morphology":"determiner, accusative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Flanke","gloss":"your"},{"surface":"frühe","lemma":"früh","morphology":"adjective, accusative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on Flanke","gloss":"early"},{"surface":"Flanke","lemma":"Flanke","morphology":"noun, accusative, feminine, singular","role":"depends on überschattend","gloss":"flank"}]},{"number":11,"label":"11","id":"grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l6","source":"und geneigt wie deine Augenbraun.","translation":"and inclined like your eyebrows.","audio":"https://audio.1732studios.com/rilke/grabmal-eines-jungen-maedchens-s2-l6.m4a","notes":[{"kind":"vocabulary","term":"geneigt","title":"A participle with two meanings","body":"geneigt is the past participle of neigen, 'to incline, to bend', used as an adjective meaning 'inclined, leaning'. It can describe a physical curve, like an eyebrow, or a favorable disposition toward someone. Augenbraun is a poetic form of Augenbrauen, 'eyebrows'."}],"words":[{"surface":"und","lemma":"und","morphology":"conjunction","role":"depends on überschattend (previous segment)","gloss":"and"},{"surface":"geneigt","lemma":"neigen","morphology":"verb, participle","role":"depends on und, coordinated with überschattend","gloss":"inclined"},{"surface":"wie","lemma":"wie","morphology":"preposition","role":"depends on Augenbraun","gloss":"like"},{"surface":"deine","lemma":"dein","morphology":"determiner, accusative, feminine, plural","role":"depends on Augenbraun","gloss":"your"},{"surface":"Augenbraun","lemma":"Augenbraue","morphology":"noun, accusative, feminine, plural","role":"depends on geneigt","gloss":"eyebrows"}]}]}