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Words of New Poems · 117 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
Rand
edge; brim; edges 12 times
Rand, Rande, Rand–, Rändern, Ränder
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, plural
rasch
swiftly; quickly; faster 8 times
rasch, rascher
adverb; adverb, comparative; adjective, uninflected, predicate
rasend
raging; raging one 3 times
rasend, rasende, Rasender
adverb; adjective, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, masculine, singular
Rat
council; counsel 4 times
Rat, Rate, Rat,–
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
rau
harshly once
rauh
Archaic spelling of rau ('rough, harsh').
Raum
space 10 times
Raum
noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular
rauschen
rushes; rushed; rush 4 times
rauscht, rauschten, rauschen, rauschend
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, infinitive
rechts
on the right; right 4 times
rechts
reden
speak; talk; talking 5 times
reden, redet
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
Regen
rain 6 times
Regen
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
reich
rich; richly; richest 8 times
reich, reichsten, Reichen, reiche, reichen
adjective, predicate, uninflected; adverb; adjective, nominative, neuter, plural, superlative
reichen
pass; reached; pass around 5 times
reichen, reicht, reichte
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular
Reihe
rows; row 3 times
Reihen, Reihe, Reihn
noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, plural
Poetic elision of 'Reihen' (rows).
rein
pure; clean 6 times
reinen, rein, reinem, reine, reines
adverb; adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular
Elliptical: 'ihr reines und bereites' repeats the omitted noun 'Herz.'
Reisehaube
travelling-hood once
Reischaube
Poetically contracted from Reisehaube.
reizen
inflame; teases; goaded 3 times
reizen, reizt, reizten
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural
reißen
torn; tore; drags 8 times
gerissen, riß, reißt, rissen, reiß
verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
richten
judge; raise twice
richte, richten
verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
Separable verb "sich aufrichten" (to rise up) is split by the line break — its "auf" appears at the start of the next line.
riesig
immense; hugely; giant 6 times
riesigen, riesig, riesiger
adverb; adjective, genitive, neuter, singular; adjective, dative, plural
Ring
rings 3 times
Ringen, Ringe
noun, dative, masculine, plural; noun, accusative, masculine, plural
rings
around; all around; round 3 times
rings
ringsum
all around 3 times
ringsum
Rosa
pink 4 times
Rosa
noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular
'Rosa' is used here as a neuter noun, 'the pink' (the color itself), not as a name.
Rose
roses; rose 7 times
Rosen, Rose
noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, genitive, feminine, plural; noun, dative, feminine, singular
Rot
red 3 times
Rot
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
rot
red 6 times
roten, rote, roter, Rotes, rot
adjective, accusative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, genitive, masculine, singular
rufen
call; calling; would call 8 times
rufen, rufend, rufe, rief
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present participle
ruhen
rests; leans 4 times
ruht
ruhig
calmly; calm; tranquil 6 times
ruhig, ruhigen, Ruhig
adverb; adjective; adjective, dative, masculine, singular
Ruhm
fame; glory 5 times
Ruhm
noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular
rund
round; rounded; round one 7 times
runden, runde, runder, Runder
adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular
rücksichtslos
without restraint; inconsiderate; pitiless 4 times
rücksichtslos, Rücksichtsloses, rücksichtslosen
adverb; noun (substantivized adjective), nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, uninflected (predicate)
rühren
touch; stirred; stirs 9 times
rührt, rührte, rührten, rührend, rühren, rührst
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural
rührend
touching; more touching twice
rührend, rührender
adjective; adverb, comparative
Archaic/poetic: this attributive adjective drops its expected ending (rührendes) — common in older verse.
Seen once or twice
raffen
drawn back once
Ragen
towering once
ragen
tower; looms twice
rasen
would rampage once
Rasengrund
lawn once
Rasenplan
lawns once
Rasenrand
lawn edges once
Raserei
frenzy once
ratlos
at a loss once
Raubtierfell
pelts of beasts of prey once
rauchen
smoked once
rauh
rough twice
Raum-brauchen
needing space once
Rauschen
rushing once
Rätsel
riddle once
rätselhaft
enigmatically once
Räucherbecken
censers once
Räude
mange once
recht
right ones once
rechter
right one; right twice
recken
stretches once
redend
speaking one once
rege
lively once
Regengrau
grey of the rain once
Regenhimmel
rain-sky once
Regenpfeifer
plover once
regentrüb
rain-clouded once
Regnen
raining once
regungslos
motionless once
Reich
kingdoms; realms twice
reif
ripe twice
reifen
ripen; ripened twice
Reiher
heron once
Reim
rhyme once
reinlich
clean twice
Reise
travels once
Reisenacht
travel-nights once
Reiseschachspiel
traveller's chess set once
reiten
rides once
Reiter
riders once
reißend
tearing once
Reptil
reptile once
Rest
remainder; remnant twice
Reue
remorse once
riechen
smelling; smelled twice
Rieseln
trickling once
Rinde
bark once
ringen
wrestles once
ringend
more wrestlingly once
rinnen
ran once
rippenbetreßt
rib-braided once
Riß
tear; rift twice
Rolle
roles twice
rollen
rolls; roll twice
Roman
novels once
Rondel
roundel once
rosa
pink; rose-pink twice
rosagrau
rose-grey once
Rosaseide
rose-silk once
Rosenblatt
rose petals once
Rosengarten
rose-garden once
Rosenranke
rose-tendrils once
Rosenschale
bowl of roses once
Rosenstock
rose-bush once
rosenvoll
rose-filled once
Roß
steed once
Röte
red once
Rubin
ruby once
Ruder
oars once
ruderschlagend
plying oars once
Ruf
cries; call twice
Ruhe
rest once
ruhiggelb
more calmly golden once
Rumpf
body once
rundherum
all around once
rundkantig
round-edged once
Rundung
curve once
Rute
rod once
rücken
moves once
Rücken
back once
rückwärts
back once
Rühren
touching once
Rüschen-Robe
ruffled gowns 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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