Two Poems by Emily Dickinson

Song Cycle by Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952)

Translated to:

German (Deutsch) — Zwei Emily Dickinson - Gedichte (Bertram Kottmann)
French (Français) — Deux poèmes d'Emily Dickinson (Guy Laffaille)

1. I shall know why
(Sung text)

Language: English

I shall know why, when time is over,
And I have ceased to wonder why;
Christ will explain each separate anguish
In the fair schoolroom of the sky.

He will tell me what Peter promised,
And I, for wonder at his woe,
I shall forget the drop of anguish
That scalds me now, that scalds me now.

Text Authorship:

by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1890

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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. Resurgam
(Sung text)

Language: English

At last -- to be identified!
At last -- the Lamps upon thy side --
The rest of Life -- to see --

Past Midnight -- past the Morning Star --
Past Sunrise -- Ah, what Leagues there are
Between our feet -- and Day!

Text Authorship:

by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1890

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