by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Silence
Language: English
Silence is all we dread. There's Ransom in a Voice -- But Silence is Infinity. Himself have not a face.
Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), written 1873 [author's text not yet checked 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 Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "Silence", first performed 2014 [ soprano, piano ], from Newer Every Day: Songs for Kiri, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Silence", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 19