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Of Course – I prayed – And did God Care? He cared as much as on the Air A Bird – had stamped her foot – And cried ‘Give Me’ – My Reason – Life – I had not had – but for Yourself – ’Twere better Charity To leave me in the Atom’s Tomb – Merry, and nought, and gay, an numb – Than this smart Misery.
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Authorship
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Wohl bete ich", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
Researcher for this text: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-25
Line count: 11
Word count: 68
Wohl bete ich - Hat’s Gott berührt? So viel, als wenn ein Vöglein würd' - aufstampfen - in der Luft und schrein „Mehr noch“ - Mein Grund - ich würd' gewiss nicht da sein - ohne Dich - Barmherziger jedoch verbliebt' ich in Atomes Schoß - im frohen Nichts, empfindungslos, als tragen dieses Joch.
Authorship
- by Bertram Kottmann , "Wohl bete ich", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Wohl bete ich", 2015 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-25
Line count: 11
Word count: 54