by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
How the Waters closed above Him
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE GER ITA
How the Waters closed above Him
We shall never know --
How He stretched His Anguish to us
That -- is covered too --
Spreads the Pond Her Base of Lilies
Bold above the Boy
Whose unclaimed Hat and Jacket
Sum the History --
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Comment les Eaux se sont fermées sur Lui", copyright © 2012, (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: 8
Word count: 40
Come su di lui le acque si chiusero
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the English
Come su di lui le acque si chiusero
non lo sapremo mai --
Quanto tempo prolungò la sua angoscia a noi
questo -- pure è celato --
Stende lo stagno la sua coltre di ninfee,
senza esitare, sopra il ragazzo.
Restano il berretto e la giacca abbandonati
a raccontare la storia.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 48