by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
I robbed the Woods
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
I robbed the Woods -- The trusting Woods. The unsuspecting Trees Brought out their Burs and mosses My fantasy to please. I scanned their trinkets curious -- I grasped -- I bore away -- What will the solemn Hemlock -- What will the Oak tree say?
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) [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 Emma Lou Diemer (1927 - 2024), "I robbed the Woods", 2002, published 2008 [ chorus and orchestra ], from Songs for the Earth, no. 3, Seesaw/Subito [sung text not yet checked]
Set in a modified version by Robert F. Baksa.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-09
Line count: 9
Word count: 41