by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
To hear an Oriole sing
May be a common thing —
Or only a divine.

It is not of the Bird
Who sings the same, unheard,
As unto Crowd —

The Fashion of the Ear
Attireth that it hear
In Dun, or fair —

So whether it be Rune,
Or whether it be none
Is of within.

The "Tune is in the Tree —"
The Skeptic — showeth me —
"No Sir! In Thee!”

Composition:

    Set to music by Scott Wheeler (b. 1952), "Oriole", 1999 [ soprano and piano ], from Sunday Songs, no. 1, Scott Wheeler Music

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Entendre un Loriot chanter", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Eric Saroian

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 74