by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Come slowly, Eden!
Language: English
Come slowly, Eden! Lips unused to thee, Bashful, sip thy jasmines, As the fainting bee, Reaching late his flower, Round her chamber hums, Counts his nectars - enters, And is lost in balms!
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), appears in Bolts of Melody, first published 1945 [author's text not yet checked 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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Eden", published 1952 [ voice and piano ], from Quiet Airs, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elizabeth Coard , "Apotheosis", copyright © 1984 [ piano and mezzo-soprano ], from Emily Dickinson Song Cycle , no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Timothy Hoekman , "Come slowly, Eden", 1990, published 1992 [ voice and piano ], from American Lyrics, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philip Springer , "Come slowly, Eden", published 1966 [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
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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