The Voices Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDEFG H IJ J KK LM J| The rich and fortunate do well to keep silent | A |
| for no one cares to know who and what they are | B |
| But those in need must reveal themselves | C |
| must say I am blind | D |
| or I'm on the verge of going blind | D |
| or nothing goes well with me on earth | E |
| or I have a sickly child | F |
| or I have little to hold me together | G |
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| And chances are this is not nearly enough | H |
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| And because people try to ignore them as they | I |
| pass by them these unfortunate ones have to sing | J |
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| And at times one hears some excellent singing | J |
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| Of course people differ in their tastes some would | K |
| prefer to listen to choirs of boy castrati | K |
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| But God himself comes often and stays long | L |
| when the castrati's singing disturbs Him | M |
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| Translated by Albert Ernest Flemming | J |
Rainer Maria Rilke
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