by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
There is no Silence in the Earth ‑‑ so...
Language: English
Our translations: GER
There is no Silence in the Earth -- so silent As that endured Which uttered, would discourage Nature And haunt the World.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Bolts of Melody, first published 1945 [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 Alan Leichtling , "There is no silence", op. 47 no. 1, published 1969 [ baritone, violoncello ], from 3 Songs by Emily Dickinson, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 21