Growing Orbits (Rilke) (1990)

Chorus (SSAATTBB) – 4 mins.

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“I live my life in growing orbits, which move out over the things of the world. Perhaps I can never achieve the last, but that will be my attempt. I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still don’t know if I am a falcon, or a storm, or a great song.”

Text from The Book of Hours by Rainer Rilke