by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Here, where the Daisies fit my Head
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
Here, where the Daisies fit my Head
'Tis easiest to lie
And every Grass that plays outside
Is sorry, some, for me.
Where I am not afraid to go
I may confide my Flower --
Who was not Enemy of Me
Will gentle be, to Her.
Nor separate, Herself and Me
By Distances become --
A single Bloom we constitute
Departed, or at Home --
About the headline (FAQ)
Note: daisies are associated with the grave; cf. http://www.edickinson.org/words/5254
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "Here, where the Daisies fit my Head", 1999, first performed 1998 [ soprano, flute, violin, cello, and piano ], from From Emily's Garden, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by James Sclater , "Here, where the Daisies fit my Head", 1972 [ soprano and clarinet ], from Four Songs on Texts of Emily Dickinson, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , no title, copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
Hier, mit Maßlieblichen um das Haupt
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Hier, mit Maßlieblichen um das Haupt
ruh’ ohne Sorge ich,
und jedem Halm, der draußen spielt,
tut’s etwas leid für mich.
Wo ich nicht fürchte, hinzugehn,
dem schick ich meine Blüt’ -
wer mir nicht bös gesonnen war,
sich sacht um sie bemüht.
Niemals sind sie und ich getrennt,
nie wirkt Distanz sich aus -
wir blühn in einer Blüte fort
anderwärts wie zuhaus.
About the headline (FAQ)
Translation of title "Here, where the Daisies fit my Head" = "Hier, mit Maßlieblichen um das Haupt"
Note for Stanza 1, Line 1 : "Mit dem Gänseblümchen" = Maßliebchen wird auch der Tod assoziiert.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 64