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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Dropped into the Ether Acre
 (Sung text for setting by A. Farwell)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE ITA
Dropped into the
Ether Acre! 
Wearing the sod gown -
Bonnet of Everlasting laces -
Brooch frozen on! 
Horses of blonde -
And coach of silver,
Baggage a strapped Pearl! 
Journey of Down
And whip of Diamond -
Riding to meet the Earl!

Composition:

    Set to music by Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952), "Dropped into the Ether Acre", op. 108 (Ten Emily Dickinson Songs) no. 10

Text Authorship:

  • by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in The Single Hound

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Discesa in un campo di spiriti", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 39

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