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A death blow is a life blow to some, Who till they died, did not alive become. Who had they lived, had died but when They died, vitality begun.
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Gloria Coates (b. 1938), "Vitality begun", from 15 Songs on Poems by Emily Dickinson, no. 7. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Una raffica di morte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- 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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Ein Todesstoß ist denen ein Impuls zu leben, die bis zum Tode nicht lebendig waren, die, hätten sie gelebt, gestorben wären, doch deren Lebenskraft im Tod begann.
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- a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
This text was added to the website: 2016-11-28
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