by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
As Summer into Autumn slips
And yet we sooner say
"The Summer" than "the Autumn," lest
We turn the sun away,

And almost count it an Affront
The presence to concede
Of one however lovely, not
The one that we have loved —

So we evade the charge of Years
On one attempting shy
The Circumvention of the Shaft
Of Life's Declivity.

Composition:

    Set to music by Tom Cipullo (b. 1960), "As Summer Into Autumn Slips", 2001 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Late Summer, no. 2

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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


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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 62