by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
I breathed enough to take the Trick—
Language: English
I breathed enough to take the Trick— And now, removed from Air— I simulate the Breath, so well— That One, to be quite sure— The Lungs are stirless—must descend Among the Cunning Cells— And touch the Pantomine—Himself, How numb, the Bellows feels!
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Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), "I breathed enough to take the Trick—", 2014 [solo voice], from Peacock Presumes to Die!, no. 1, confirmed with a score [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-19
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Word count: 42