by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
So set its sun in thee
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE GER
So set its sun in thee,
What day is dark to me -
What distance far,
So I the ships may see
That touch how seldomly
Thy shore?
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "So set its sun in thee", c1935 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ronald A. Beckett , "So set its sun in thee", 2013 [ voice and piano ], from Five Poems by Emily Dickinson, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ann Marie Callaway (b. 1949), "So set its sun in thee", 1979 [ soprano, flute, piano ], from Besides this May, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ruth Morris Gray , "So set its sun in thee" [ SATB chorus ], Alfred Music Publishing [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nick Peros (b. 1963), "So set its sun in thee" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 28
Ainsi se coucha son Soleil en Toi
Language: French (Français)  after the English
Ainsi se coucha son Soleil en Toi
Quel Jour serait sombre pour moi
Quelle Distance lointaine
Ainsi je peux voir les Bateaux
Qui touchent si rarement
Ta Rive ?
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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-12
Line count: 6
Word count: 29