You ask of my companions
Language: English
You ask of my companions.
Hills, sir, and the sundown,
and a dog large as myself,
that my father bought me.
They are better than beings
because they know, but do not tell;
and the noise in the pool
at noon excels my piano.
I have a brother and a sister;
my mother does not care for thought,
and father, too busy with his briefs
to notice what we do.
He buys me many books,
but begs me not to read them,
because he fears they joggle the mind.
They are religious, except me,
and address an eclipse ev'ry morning,
whom they call their "Father."
But I fear my story fatigues you.
I would like to learn.
Could you tell me how to grow,
or is it unconveyed,
like melody or witchcraft?
Translation(s): GER
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Note: From a letter from Emily Dickinson to Thomas Wentworth Higgins, dated April 25, 1862. The line-breaks are arbitrary; this is a prose text.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable): - GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website: 2017-05-02.
Last modified: 2017-05-02 12:11:03
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Word count: 132
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Sie wollen etwas über meine Gefährten...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Sie wollen etwas über meine Gefährten wissen.
Das Bergland, Sir, der Sonnenuntergang,
sowie ein Hund, so groß wie ich,
den mir mein Vater kaufte.
Sie sind besser als menschliche Wesen,
weil sie verstehen, dies aber nicht äußern;
der Lärm im Pool
zur Mittagszeit übertönt mein Klavier.
Ich habe einen Bruder und eine Schwester;
meine Mutter macht sich keine Gedanken,
und Vater ist zu stark mit seiner Korrespondenz beschäftigt,
um zu merken, was wir tun.
Er kauft mir viele Bücher,
bittet mich jedoch, sie nicht zu lesen,
weil er befürchtet, dass sie Geist und Seele erschüttern.
Sie sind gläubig, außer mir,
und wenden sich allmorgendlich an etwas Verfinstertes,
das sie ihren „Vater“ nennen.
Ich lerne gern hinzu.
Könnten Sie mir beibringen, mich weiterzuentwickeln,
oder ist es nicht kommunizierbar,
wie Gotteslob oder das Zaubern mit Worten?
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Auszug aus einem Brief Emily Dickinsons an Thomas Wentworth Higgins, vom 25. April 1862
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Based on- a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1862
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Text added to the website: 2018-08-09.
Last modified: 2018-08-09 21:52:36
Line count: 22
Word count: 134
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