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Words of New Poems · 147 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
da
there; then; when 99 times
da, Da
adverb; subordinating conjunction
dafür
in return; For this; for it 3 times
dafür, Dafür
damals
back then; once; then 7 times
damals, Damals
damit
so that; by it; with it 11 times
damit
subordinating conjunction; adverb
dann
then; Then; now 51 times
dann, Dann
Idiom 'dann und wann' = 'now and then'; the two words are glossed to match the English idiom's word order.
daran
about it; against which; to it 3 times
daran, dran
Idiom: (jemandem) liegt daran = "it matters to (someone)."
darauf
on which; on it; after 3 times
darauf
darin
in which; in it; in them 10 times
darin
"darin" is a relative adverb ("in it/within which") referring back to "Hand"; the clause it heads ("darin Fieber waren voller Widersinn") is a parenthetical aside inside the larger "wenn ... kommt" sentence.
dass
that 3 times
daß
dastehen
stands there; stood there 3 times
dasteht, dastand
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
davon
of it; off it; from it 3 times
davon
daß
that; so that; That 110 times
daß, Daß
subordinating conjunction; subordinating conjunction (optative)
'bis daß' is an archaic doubled form of 'bis' (until).
dein
your; yours; Your 64 times
deine, dein, deinem, deinen, deiner, Dein, deines, Deine and 1 more
determiner, nominative, neuter, singular; determiner, accusative, feminine, singular; determiner, nominative, masculine, singular
'deine' must agree in case with its head noun 'Ohren', which is the nominative subject of 'hören' (see w5); it cannot be tagged accusative while Ohren is nominative.
deiner
yours twice
deine
pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular; pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular
die deine is an elliptical possessive meaning "your own [hand]" — Hand is understood, not restated.
denken
thought; think; thinks 17 times
denkt, dachte, denken, Denk, denke, denkend, gedacht, dächten
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, first-person, singular
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of denken, not indicative past — marks reported/hypothetical thought.
denn
for; then; really 59 times
denn, Denn
conjunction; adverb; particle
Flavoring particle adding rhetorical emphasis; not translated word-for-word.
dennoch
yet; nevertheless 5 times
dennoch
der
the; which; that 1851 times
die, der, das, den, dem, des, Die, Der and 6 more
determiner, nominative, masculine, singular; determiner, accusative, masculine, singular; determiner, nominative, neuter, singular
Archaic 'pflegen' + genitive ('pflag' = tended, cared for); 'der' is the archaic genitive feminine singular relative pronoun.
derselbe
the same 7 times
dasselbe, dieselbe, derselben, demselben, dieselben, denselben
determiner, nominative, neuter, singular; determiner, accusative, feminine, singular; determiner, dative, feminine, singular
deutlich
distinct 3 times
deutlich, deutlichen, deutliche
adverb; adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, plural
dich
you; You; yourself 25 times
dich, Dich
pronoun, accusative, singular; pronoun, accusative, second-person, singular; pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular
dicht
close; dense; thick 5 times
dichten, Dicht, dichter, dicht
adverb; adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, dative, feminine, plural
Dienerin
serving-women; maidservants 3 times
Dienerinnen
noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, plural
dieser
this; these; this one 141 times
diese, dieses, dieser, diesem, diesen, dies, Diese, Dieser and 1 more
pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular; determiner, dative, neuter, singular; determiner, nominative, feminine, singular
einen dieser + noun uses the genitive-plural form dieser for 'one of these X.'
dieweil
while twice
dieweil
Archaic/poetic form of 'während' (while).
Ding
things; thing; a thing 34 times
Dinge, Ding, Dingen, Dinges
noun, nominative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, plural
dir
you; to you it; to you 31 times
dir, dirs
pronoun, dative, singular; pronoun, dative + accusative, contraction of 'dir' + 'es' (to you + it)
Contraction of 'dir' (to you) + clitic 's' (=es, 'it').
doch
yet; Yet; but 73 times
doch, Doch
conjunction; adverb; particle
dort
there; There 23 times
dort, Dort, dorten
dorten is an archaic/poetic form of dort ('there').
dran
in that once
dran
pronominal adverb 'dran' = 'of/in it', referring back to the hand and locket.
draußen
outside; out there 11 times
draußen, Draußen
drängen
crowded; presses; pressed 15 times
drängt, gedrängt, drängten, dränge, drängen, Drängende, drängst, drängte
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural
drehen
turns; turn; turned 7 times
dreht, drehen, gedreht
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, participle
Drei
three once
Drein
Drein is an archaic contraction of 'den Dreien,' dative plural of 'die Drei,' referring to the three crucified men.
drin
inside; wherein; there within 9 times
drin
drin is a contracted, colloquial/poetic form of darin ('therein').
drinnen
inside; within; indoors 4 times
drinnen, Drinnen
drohen
menacing; threatened; threateningly 3 times
drohend, drohte
verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle (used adverbially)
drohend
threatening; threateningly 3 times
drohend
adverb; adjective
drüben
over there; over yonder 3 times
drüben
drüber
above; up above; over it 3 times
drüber
du
you; You; to you 134 times
du, dich, Du, dir, deiner, Dich
pronoun, nominative, singular; pronoun, accusative, singular; pronoun, nominative, second-person, singular
Duft
scent; fragrance; scents 5 times
Duft, Düfte
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural
duften
was fragrant; smell; breathes its scent 4 times
duftete, duften, duftet, duftend
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
Dunkel
darkness; dark; the dark 17 times
Dunkel
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
dunkel
dark; darkly; darkened 21 times
dunkel, dunkeln, dunkles, dunkler, dunkle, dunkelen, dunklen
adverb; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, dative, feminine, plural
Dunkelheit
darkness 5 times
Dunkelheit
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular
durch
through; by; across 60 times
durch, Durch
durch here evokes looking out from under lowered brows; the translation renders it "beneath."
durchlassen
lets through, while; lets through twice
durchläßt,–während, durchläßt
This token fuses two separate words joined by a dash with no space in the source text: durchläßt ('lets through') and während ('while').
durchsichtig
translucent; transparent 3 times
durchsichtigem, durchsichtige, durchsichtig
adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, plural; adverb
durchstreiten
fight through once
durchzustreiten
sich durchstreiten (reflexive) = 'to fight/struggle one's way through.'
dürfen
may; were allowed; been allowed to 11 times
dürfen, darf, durfte, dürften, Dürfte, dürfte
auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, infinitive; auxiliary verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Verb-first word order marks a condition: Dürfte er... = If he were permitted...
dürsten
thirsting; thirsted twice
Dürsten, dürste
noun (nominalized infinitive), dative, neuter, singular; verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular
‘Dürsten’ is the infinitive ‘dürsten’ (to thirst) capitalized into a neuter noun — 'thirsting, thirst.'
Seen once or twice
dabei
about it; by it twice
Dach
roof twice
daguerreotyp
daguerreotype once
dahinschreiten
strode on once
dahinter
behind it once
daliegen
lies there; lay there twice
Dame
ladies; lady twice
Damm
dikes once
dankbar
gratefully once
daraus
from it twice
darum
so once
darunter
among which; Below it twice
darüber
over it; over them twice
Dasein
existence twice
Dastehn
standing there once
Dauer
endurance once
dauern
endure once
dauernd
lasting once
Dauernde
what endures once
davor
before it once
dazu
to it once
dazwischen
in between once
Dämmer
gloom once
Dämmern
dimming once
dämmernd
dusking once
Dämon
demons once
dämpfen
dampen once
Decke
mantling once
Degen
sword once
Deich
dyke once
Deine
yours once
Dekor
décor once
Delphin
dolphin once
Demut
humility once
demütig
humble once
destillieren
might distil once
Diadem
diadems once
Diane
Dianas once
Dichter
poet's once
dichtgefügt
densely jointed once
dienen
serve; serving twice
dienend
who serves once
Diener
servants; servant twice
Dogat
Dogeship once
Dolde
clusters; umbels twice
Dom
cathedral once
Doppelhänder
two-handed sword once
Dorf
villages once
Dorn
thorns once
Dornenbusch
thornbush once
Dorothea
Dorothea once
Drache
dragon once
Drama
dramas once
Drang
urge twice
drauf
Upon it once
Drängen
urgency; pressing twice
drängend
insistent once
Drehen
turning once
drei
three twice
dreifach
threefold once
dreimal
three times once
dreizehn
thirteen once
dreizehnjährig
aged thirteen once
dreißig
thirty once
dringen
burst once
dringend
urgently once
dritter
third once
Druck
imprint once
drum
and so twice
drunten
down there once
drunter
beneath once
drücken
pressed; presses twice
duff
drab once
duftend
more fragrant once
dumpf
dull once
dunkeln
grow dark once
Dunkelsein
dark of being once
durchbohren
pierced once
durchbrechen
breaks through once
durchdringen
pierce through; pervades twice
Durchdringen
penetration once
durchgehen
passed through; to pass all the way through twice
durchgleiten
slipped through once
durchlochen
riddled through once
durchrennen
ran through once
durchscheinen
Shone through once
durchschreiten
had crossed; walk through twice
durchsehen
looks through once
durchstreichen
struck through once
durchwachen
watched through once
durstig
thirsty once
Dürer
Dürer once
dürftig
meagerly; meager twice
dürr
dry once
Dynastie
dynasties once
The particulars
- The words
- Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Rainer Maria Rilke, died 1926; Neue Gedichte published 1907 and 1908), from Wikisource.
- Translation
- Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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