by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

A Wind that rose
Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE GER
A Wind that rose
Though not a Leaf
In any Forest stirred
But with itself did cold [commune]1
Beyond the Realm of Bird —
A Wind that woke a lone Delight
Like Separation's Swell
Restored in Arctic Confidence
To the Invisible —

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1 in Dickinson's letters and many editions, "engage"

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-29
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Un Vent qui se leva
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Un Vent qui se leva
bien qu'aucune feuille
Dans aucune Forêt ne bougeât --
Mais avec lui-même le froid conversait
Au-delà du royaume de l'Oiseau.
Un Vent qui éveilla une Joie solitaire
Comme la Houle de la Séparation --
Rétabli dans sa confiance Arctique
À l'Invisible.

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  • Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-12
Line count: 9
Word count: 44