by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Blazing in gold and quenching in Purple
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
Blazing in gold and quenching in Purple, Leaping like Leopards to the Sky Then at the feet of the old Horizon Laying her spotted Face to die; Stooping as low as the Otter's Window, Touching the Roof and tinting the Barn, Kissing her Bonnet to the Meadow, -- And the Juggler of Day is gone.
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View text with all available footnotesText 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 Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952), "Blazing in gold" [text verified 1 time]
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Blazing in gold and quenching in Purple
", 2002, first performed 2002 [solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra], from Chanting to Paradise, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Juggler of Day", 2007, first performed 2007. [SSAA chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 54