by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Upon the gallows hung a wretch Matches base text
Language: English
Our translations: GER
Upon the gallows hung a wretch, Too sullied for the hell To which the law entitled him. As nature's curtain fell The one who bore him tottered in , — For this was woman's son. "'Twere all I had," she stricken gasped — Oh, what a livid boon!
Composition:
- Set to music by Joel Weiss , "Upon the gallows hung a wretch", 2014 [ mezzo-soprano and viola ], from I Shall not Live in Vain, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Joel Weiss
This text was added to the website: 2016-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 48