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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

I can wade Grief

(Sung text for setting by M. Rusche)

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Language: English

Our translations: GER

I can wade Grief —
Whole Pools of it —
I'm used to that —
But the least push of Joy
Breaks up my feet —
And I tip — drunken —
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-6 of the original text.

Composition:

Marjorie M. Rusche

Songs of Love and Death

Text Authorship:

by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1862

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GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Waten durch Leid", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-01
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Waten durch Leid

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Rusche)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Waten durch Leid,
Teich um Teich -
ich bin’s gewohnt,
doch bringt die kleinste Freud
mich aus dem Tritt
und ich kipp’ - trunken -
 ...

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Translation from English to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2016 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1862
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-01
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Word count: 59