by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Abraham to kill him
Language: English
Abraham to kill him -- Was distinctly told -- Isaac was an Urchin -- Abraham was old -- Not a hesitation -- Abraham complied -- Flattered by Obeisance Tyranny demurred -- Isaac -- to his children Lived to tell the tale -- Moral -- with a Mastiff Manners may prevail.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1863 [author's text not yet checked 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 Brian Holmes (b. 1946), "Abraham to kill him" [soprano, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra], from Amherst Requiem, no. 4. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Abraham de le tuer", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 40