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A Letter is a joy of Earth -- It is denied the Gods --
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) [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)
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Una lettera", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Une Lettre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Ein Brief", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text added to the website: 2005-07-28 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:13
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Word count: 12
Une Lettre est une joie de la Terre -- Elle est refusée aux Dieux --
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- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in English by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Text added to the website: 2012-10-09 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:04
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