by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Silence
Language: English
Our translations: FRE GER
Silence is all we dread.
There's Ransom in a Voice --
But Silence is Infinity.
Himself have not a face.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Silence", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , 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: 2018-03-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 19
Missachtung macht uns bang
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Missachtung macht uns bang.
Erlösung bringt das Wort -
Doch setzt sich Schweigen ewig fort
und hat selbst kein Gesicht.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 19