by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
I shall keep singing!
Birds will pass me
On their way to Yellower Climes --
Each -- with a Robin's expectation --
I -- with my Redbreast --
And my Rhymes --

Late -- when I take my place in summer --
But -- I shall bring a fuller tune --
Vespers -- are sweeter than Matins -- Signor --
Morning -- only the seed of Noon --

Composition:

    Set to music by Brian Holmes (b. 1946), "I shall keep singing!" [ soprano, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra ], from Amherst Requiem, no. 8

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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: 10
Word count: 54