by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Put up my lute!
Language: English
Put up my lute! What of -- my Music! Since the sole ear I cared to charm -- Passive -- as Granite -- laps My Music -- Sobbing -- will suit -- as well as psalm! Would but the "Memnon" of the Desert -- Teach me the strain That vanquished Him -- When He -- surrendered to the Sunrise -- Maybe -- that -- would awaken -- them!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Unpublished poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1935 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]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 Gerhard Samuel (b. 1924), "Put up my lute!" [soprano, 30 contrabasses] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-02
Line count: 10
Word count: 54