by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The Thrill came slowly like a Boon for
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
The Thrill came slowly like a Boon for Centuries delayed Its fitness growing like the Flood In sumptuous solitude- The desolation only missed While Rapture changed its Dress And stood amazed before the Change In ravished Holiness --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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 Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "The Thrill came slowly like a Boon for
", 2006, first performed 2006 [children's chorus (SA, SSA, or SSAA) and adult chorus (satb chorus, with div.)], from Berkshire Songs, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 38