Je me cache -- à l'intérieur de ma fleur

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

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]

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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
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Je me cache ‑‑ à l'intérieur de ma fleur

Language: French (Français) after the English

Je me cache -- à l'intérieur de ma fleur,
Pour que la portant sur ton sein --
Tu -- sans le savoir, me portes aussi --
Et les anges savent le reste.

Je me cache -- à l'intérieur de ma fleur,
Pour que me fanant dans ton Vase --
Tu -- sans le savoir -- ressentes pour moi --
Presque -- de la solitude --

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a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-12
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Word count: 54