Extinguish Thou My Eyes by davebied published on 2023-05-02T21:02:42Z Extinguish Thou My Eyes (2022) for chamber winds transcription by David Thornton and David Biedenbender Michigan State University Symphony Band David Thornton, conductor April 25, 2023 | Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, East Lansing, MI "Extinguish Thou My Eyes" was originally a choral setting of Rainer Maria Rilke's poem "Lösch mir die Augen aus," written for and premiered by Dale Voelker and the Washington Kantorei. This transcription for chamber winds was created by David Thornton and David Biedenbender. ________________ "Extinguish Thou My Eyes" by Rainer Maria Rilke Extinguish Thou my eyes: I still can see Thee, deprive my ears of sound: I still can hear Thee, and without feet I still can come to Thee, and without voice I still can call to Thee. Sever my arms from me, I still will hold Thee with all my heart as with a single hand, arrest my heart, my brain will keep on beating, and Should Thy fire at last my brain consume, the flowing of my blood will carry Thee. (Translated by Albert Ernest Flemming) Genre Classical