by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE GER
Abraham to kill him --
Was distinctly told --
Isaac was an Urchin --
Abraham was old --

Not a hesitation --
Abraham complied --
Flattered by Obeisance
Tyranny demurred --

Isaac -- to his children
Lived to tell the tale --
Moral -- with a Mastiff
Manners may prevail.

Composition:

    Set to music by Brian Holmes (b. 1946), "Abraham to kill him" [ soprano, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra ], from Amherst Requiem, no. 4

Text Authorship:

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Abraham de le tuer", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 40