by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The Judge is like the Owl
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE GER
The Judge is like the Owl -
I’ve heard my Father tell -
And Owls do build in Oaks -
So here’s an Amber Sill -
That slanted in my Path -
When going to the Barn -
And if it serve You for a House -
Itself is not in vain -
About the price - ’tis small -
I only ask a Tune
At Midnight - Let the Owl select
His favourite Refrain.
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Confirmed with
The Poems of Emily Dickinson, ed. R.W. Franklin, Volume 2, Cambridge, MA and London, England: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1998, Poem 728.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le hibou", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , "Die Eule", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2014-08-28
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Word count: 75
Le hibou
Language: French (Français)  after the English
Le Juge est comme le Hibou --
J'ai entendu mon Père le dire --
Et les Hiboux construisent dans les chênes --
Ainsi un Rebord d'Ambre --
S'est penché sur mon Chemin --
Quand j'allais à la Grange --
Et s'il Te sert de Maison --
Il n'est pas là en vain --
Pour le prix -- il est petit --
Je demande seulement un Air
À Minuit -- Que le Hibou choisisse
Son Refrain préféré.
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- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-10
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Word count: 65