by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Here, where the Daisies fit my Head
 (Sung text for setting by J. Heggie)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
Here, where the Daisies fit my Head
'Tis easiest to lie
And every Grass that plays outside
Is sorry, some, for me.

Where I am not afraid to go
I may confide my Flower --
Who was not Enemy of Me
Will gentle be, to Her.

Nor separate, Herself and Me
By Distances become --
A single Bloom we constitute
Departed, or at Home --
Note: daisies are associated with the grave; cf. http://www.edickinson.org/words/5254

Composition:

    Set to music by Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "Here, where the Daisies fit my Head", 1999, first performed 1998 [ soprano, flute, violin, cello, and piano ], from From Emily's Garden, no. 1

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , no title, copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 63