by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
He fumbles at your Soul
Language: English
He fumbles at your Soul
As Players at the Keys
Before they drop full Music on --
He stuns you by Degrees --
Prepares your brittle substance
For the Ethereal Blow
By fainter Hammers -- further heard --
Then nearer -- Then so slow --
Your Breath has time to straighten --
Your Brain -- to bubble cool --
Deals -- One -- imperial Thunderbolt --
That scalps your naked soul --
When Winds take Forests in their Paws --
The Firmaments -- are still --
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2009-11-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 70
Il effleure votre Âme
Language: French (Français) after the English
Il effleure votre Âme
Comme les Pianistes les Touches --
Avant de lâcher la Musique à fond --
Il vous étourdit par Degrés --
Prépare votre substance fragile
Pour le Coup sublime
Par des Marteaux -- entendus au loin --
Puis plus près -- Puis si -- lents --
Votre Souffle -- a une chance de se reprendre
Votre cerveau -- de se rafraîchir --
Donne un Seul -- Coup de tonnerre impérial --
Qui pèle votre âme à nu --
Quand les Vents tiennent des Forêts dans leurs pattes --
Les Firmaments -- sont silencieux --
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- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-19
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Word count: 80
