by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
I hide myself within my flower
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
I hide myself within my flower, That wearing on your breast, You, unsuspecting, wear me too — And angels know the rest. I hide myself within my flower, That, fading from your vase, You, unsuspecting, feel for me Almost a loneliness.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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):
- by James Fitzwilliam (b. 1963), "I hide myself within my flower", 1999, from Three Flower Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "I Hide Myself", op. 391 no. 1 (2025), from Vier Lieder nach Emily Dickinson, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by David Sisco , "I hide myself within my flower", 2007 [ soprano and piano ], from Love is..., no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 41