by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
In this short Life
Language: English
In this short Life That only (merely) lasts an hour How much -- how little -- is Within our power
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with a manuscript of the original poem (an envelope flap). The word "merely" appears directly below the word "only".
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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 Libby Larsen (b. 1950), "In this short Life", 1999 [ satb chorus a cappella ], from By a departing light, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ingrid Stölzel (b. 1971), "In This Short Life", 2016, copyright © 2016 [ soprano, flute, oboe and piano ], from The Gorgeous Nothings, no. 2, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Nur eine Stund", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "In questa vita breve", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 18