by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Not knowing when the Dawn will come,
I open every Door,
Or has it Feathers, like a Bird,
Or Billows, like a Shore –

Composition:

    Set to music by Sarah Nemtsov (b. 1980), no title, 2007, first performed 2007 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from For a Frontier, no. 2, Berlin : Edition Nova Vita

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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-14
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