Nous ne savons jamais que nous partons, -- quand nous partons

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

We never know we go, ‑ when we are going

Language: English

Our translations: FRE

We never know we go, - when we are going
We jest and shut the door;
Fate following behind us bolts it,
And we accost no more.

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Text Authorship:

by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1896 [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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "We never know", 193-? [ mezzo-soprano, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Nous ne savons jamais que nous partons,...

Language: French (Français) after the English

Nous ne savons jamais que nous partons, -- quand nous partons --
Nous plaisantons et fermons la porte
Le destin suivant derrière nous la ferme au verrou
Et nous n'abordons plus jamais.

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a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1896
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-15
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Word count: 30