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An awful Tempest mashed the air -- The clouds were gaunt, and few -- A Black -- as of a Spectre's Cloak Hid Heaven and Earth from view. The creatures chuckled on the Roofs -- And whistled in the air -- And shook their fists -- And gnashed their teeth -- And swung their frenzied hair. The morning lit -- the Birds arose -- The Monster's faded eyes Turned slowly to his native coast -- And peace -- was Paradise!
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1891 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "An awful tempest mashed the air", 1968, published 1978 [soprano and piano], from Six Poems by Emily Dickinson, no. 4, Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., New York and Peer Musikverlag GMbH, Hamburg [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Una tempesta orribile", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:26
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Ein Monstersturm zerhieb die Luft; die Wolken, schauerlich; und Schwärze nahm - ein Spukgewand - Himmel und Erd’ die Sicht. Von Dächern gluckste es herab, dann pfiff es gellend, schrill, zeigte die Faust und wütete und schwang die Haare wild. Im Morgengraun beim Hahnenschrei das Monster von uns ließ, nachdem es müden Augs ging heim, kehrt Ruh ins Paradies!
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- a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1891
Text added to the website: 2019-01-05 00:00:00
Last modified: 2019-01-05 21:47:24
Line count: 13
Word count: 59