by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Let down the bars, oh Death See original
Language: English
Let down the bars, O Death! The tired flocks come in Whose bleating ceases to repeat, Whose wandering is done. Thine is the stillest night, Thine the severest fold; Too near thou art for seeking thee, Too tender to be told.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Arnold Jordahl (b. 1926), "Let down the bars, oh Death" [ voice and flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon ], from Death and the Maiden, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1891
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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
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42