by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
They dropped like flakes
Language: English
Our translations: FRE GER
They dropped like flakes,
They dropped like stars,
Like petals from a rose,
When suddenly across the June
A wind with fingers goes.
They perished in the seamless grass
No eye could find the place,
But God can summon every face
Of His repealless list.
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 9
Word count: 45
Ils tombaient comme des Flocons
Language: French (Français) after the English
Ils tombaient comme des Flocons --
Ils tombaient comme des étoiles --
Comme des Pétales d'une Rose --
Quand soudain en Juin
Un Vent avec des doigts -- vient --
Ils périrent dans l'Herbe sans couture --
Aucun œil ne put trouver l'endroit --
Mais Dieu peut convoquer chaque visage --
Sur sa Liste -- sans Annulation.
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Translation of title "Armistice" = "Armistice"
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Word count: 48
