Zumindest bleibt Gebet Gebet

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

At least to pray is left, is left

Language: English

Our translations: GER

At least to pray is left, is left.
O Jesus! in the air
I know not which thy chamber is, -
I'm knocking everywhere.

Thou stirrest earthquake in the South,
And maelstrom in the sea;
Say, Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
Hast thou no arm for me?

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Text Authorship:

by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1862, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1891 [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), "At least -- to pray -- is left -- is left ", 1999, first performed 2001 [ soprano and piano ], from Paradise - 7 songs for Soprano and Piano, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
by Ezra Laderman (1924 - 2015), no title, published 1970 [ melodrama: 2 narrators, piano and orchestra ], from Magic Prison [sung text not yet checked]

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Zumindest bleibt Gebet Gebet

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Zumindest bleibt Gebet Gebet
Herr Jesus - himmelan
ich weiß nicht, wo dein Zimmer ist,
klopf allerorten an.

Den Mahlstrom lässt du drehn das Meer,
die Erde bebt durch dich;
hast, Jesus Christ aus Nazareth
du keine Hand für mich?

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a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1862, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1891
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 39