by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Nobody knows this little rose
Language: English
Nobody knows this little rose,
It might a pilgrim be.
Did I not take it from the ways
And lift it up to thee.
Only a bee will miss it,
Only a butterfly,
Hastening from far journey
On its breast to lie.
Only a bird will wonder,
Only a breeze will sigh,
Ah, little rose, how easy
For such as thee to die!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Nobody knows this little Rose", 1968, published 1978 [ soprano and piano ], from Six Poems by Emily Dickinson, no. 5, Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc., New York and Peer Musikverlag GMbH, Hamburg [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Roy (1928 - 2003), "This little rose", published 1947 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 63
Niemand fällt ein die Rose klein
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Niemand fällt ein die Rose klein,
sie könnt’ noch pilgern hier,
hätt’ ich sie nicht am Weg gepflückt
und hingegeben dir.
Nur einer Biene fehlt sie,
wohl einem Falter bloß,
der eilt, nach langer Reise
zu ruhn in ihrem Schoß.
Nur einen Vogel wundert’s,
ein Lufthauch seufzt allein,
ach, Röslein klein, wie einfach
kann dir das Sterben sein!
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This text was added to the website: 2019-01-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 58
