by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Teach Him ‑‑ When He makes the names
Language: English
Our translations: GER
Teach Him -- When He makes the names -- Such an one -- to say -- On his babbling -- Berry -- lips -- As should sound -- to me -- Were my Ear – as near his nest -- As my thought -- today -- As should sound -- "Forbid us not" -- Some like "Emily."
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Note (provided by Bertram Kottmann) about line 8 ( "Forbid us not" – ): cf. Mk 10,14
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), "Baby", written 1861 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "Teach Him – When He makes the names", 1999, first performed 2001 [ soprano and piano ], from Paradise - 7 songs for Soprano and Piano, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
Line count: 9
Word count: 43