by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Abraham to kill him
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE GER
Abraham to kill him --
Was distinctly told --
Isaac was an Urchin --
Abraham was old --
Not a hesitation --
Abraham complied --
Flattered by Obeisance
Tyranny demurred --
Isaac -- to his children
Lived to tell the tale --
Moral -- with a Mastiff
Manners may prevail.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Abraham de le tuer", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 40
Ihn umzubringen, ward
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Ihn umzubringen, ward
Abraham gesagt.
Isaak war ein Bengel,
Abraham betagt.
Ohne groß zu zögern,
willigte er ein.
Von Respekt geschmeichelt,
lenkte Jahwe ein.
Isaak gab den Kindern
weiter die Geschicht’.
Folgt draus - bei ’ner Dogge
lohnt Benehmen sich.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 40