by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Language: English
Savior! I've no one else to tell -- And so I trouble thee. I am the one forgot thee so -- Dost thou remember me? Nor, for myself, I came so far -- That were the little load -- I brought thee the imperial Heart I had not strength to hold -- The Heart I carried in my own -- Till mine too heavy grew -- Yet -- strangest -- heavier since it went -- Is it too large for you?
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Savior", alternate title: "The imperial heart", c1931, published 1931 [ voice and piano ], from Songs from Emily Dickinson
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Eric Saroian
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 71