There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent fields — Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a frost has been; In its unfading flowers I hear the bright bee hum: Prithee, my brother, Into my garden come!
Services of Snow
Song Cycle by Joshua Shank (b. 1980)
1. There is another sky
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1851, appears in Letters of Emily Dickinson
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]2. Denial [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Denial — is the only fact Perceived by the Denied — Whose Will — a numb significance — The Day the Heaven died — And all the Earth strove common round — Without Delight, or Beam — What comfort was it Wisdom — was — The spoiler of Our Home?
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), "Denial — is the only fact", appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929
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Confirmed with Emily Dickinson, The Poems of Emily Dickinson, Volume 1, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1998, p.826
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3. Bind me [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Bind me -- I still can sing Banish -- my mandolin Strikes true within --. Slay -- and my Soul shall rise Chanting to Paradise -- Still thine.
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Bolts of Melody
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Fessle mich - kann dennoch singen", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
4. I cannot [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I cannot be ashamed Because I cannot see The love you offer — Magnitude Reverses Modesty And I cannot be proud Because a Height so high Involves Alpine Requirements And Services of Snow.
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]Total word count: 173