by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
At Half past Three, a single Bird Unto a silent Sky Propounded but a single term Of cautious melody. At Half past Four, Experiment Had subjugated test And lo, Her silver Principle Supplanted all the rest. At Half past Seven, Element Nor Implement, be seen -- And Place was where the Presence was Circumference between.
Composition:
- Set to music by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), no title, 2004, first performed 2004 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Purple Syllables, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 54