Baby | Teach Him -- When He makes the names

Teach Him ‑‑ When He makes the names

Language: English

Available translation(s): 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."

About the headline (FAQ)

Note (provided by Bertram Kottmann) about line 8 ( "Forbid us not" – ): cf. Mk 10,14

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):

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
Line count: 9
Word count: 43