by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Let my first knowing be of thee
Language: English
Let my first Knowing be of the thee with morning's warming Light - and my first Fearing, lest Unknowns engulph thee in the night -
Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), written c1878 [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 Hugh Brunt , "Let my first knowing be of thee", 2006, from Three Dickinson Songs, no. 1. [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Dass du im warmen Morgenlicht", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , title 1: "Mein erstes Fassen sei von Dir", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 25