by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Our translations:  GER ITA
Beauty is not caused, - it is;
Chase it and it ceases,
Chase it not and it abides,
Overtake the creases
in the meadow
when the wind
runs its long fingers through it?
Deity will see to it
that you never do it.

Composition:

    Set to music by Celius Dougherty (1902 - 1986), "Beauty is not caused", published 1948 [ medium voice, piano ]

Text Authorship:

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-27
Line count: 9
Word count: 42