Does this line from one of Rilke’s sonnets mean we can say ‘I sing therefore I am’? Easier for gods than humans, Rilke tells us, but let’s give it a go, I am sure the gods rejoice when we try.  Â
Gesang ist Dasein. Für den Gott ein Leichtes.Â
Singing is being. For the god, easy.
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Source: Rainer Maria Rilke, ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’
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