by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
A little Madness in the Spring
Language: English
A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King, But God be with the Clown – Who ponders this tremendous scene – This whole Experiment of Green – As if it were his own!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), "1333/1356" [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 Laura Greenberg (b. 1960), "A little Madness in the Spring", 1977, published 2026 [ mezzo-soprano, violin, violoncello and vibraphone ], from Three Songs, no. 1, ACA
Score: ACA [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 37