by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Like Rain it sounded till it curved
Language: English
Like Rain it sounded till it curved And then I knew 'twas Wind — It walked as wet as any Wave But swept as dry as Sand — When it had pushed itself away To some remotest Plain A coming as of Hosts was heard That was indeed the Rain — It filled the Wells, it pleased the Pools It warbled in the Road — It pulled the spigot from the Hills And let the Floods abroad — It loosened acres, lifted seas The sites of Centres stirred Then like Elijah rode away Upon a Wheel of Cloud —
Note: The second line is used by Tōru Takemitsu for the title of a piece for flute, viola and harp (1992).
Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), "Like Rain it sounded till it curved", written 1872 [author's text checked 1 time 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):
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Comme la Pluie ça bruissait jusqu'à ce que ça tourne", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , no title, copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-03-17
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Word count: 99