by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Behind Me ‑‑ dips Eternity Matches base text
Language: English
Our translations: GER
Behind Me -- dips Eternity -- Before Me -- Immortality -- Myself -- the Term between -- Death but the Drift of Eastern Gray, Dissolving into Dawn away, Before the West begin -- 'Tis Kingdoms -- afterward -- they say -- In perfect -- pauseless Monarchy -- Whose Prince -- is Son of None -- Himself -- His Dateless Dynasty -- Himself -- Himself diversify -- In Duplicate divine -- 'Tis Miracle before Me -- then -- 'Tis Miracle behind -- between -- A Crescent in the Sea -- With Midnight to the North of Her -- And Midnight to the South of Her -- And Maelstrom -- in the Sky --
Composition:
- Set to music by Brian Holmes (b. 1946), "Behind Me -- dips Eternity" [ soprano, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra ], from Amherst Requiem, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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: 18
Word count: 85