by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
I've heard an organ talk sometimes
Language: English
Available translation(s): CAT FRE GER ITA
I've heard an organ talk sometimes
In a cathedral aisle
And understood no word it said
Yet held my breath the while...
And risen up and gone away,
A more Bernardine girl
And know not what was done to me
In that old hallowed aisle.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990), "I've heard an organ talk sometimes", 1949-50 [ mezzo-soprano, piano ], from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "I've heard an organ talk sometimes", 1999, first performed 2001 [ soprano and piano ], from Paradise - 7 songs for Soprano and Piano, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "De vegades he sentit un orgue parlar", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "J'ai entendu parfois un orgue parler", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 45
J'ai entendu parfois un orgue parler
Language: French (Français)  after the English
J'ai entendu parfois un orgue parler
Dans l'allée d'une cathédrale
Et je ne comprenais pas un mot de ce qu'il disait
Pourtant j'ai retenu mon souffle pendant
Et je me suis levée et je suis partie
Une fille plus Bernardine
Et j'ignore ce qui m'est arrivé
Dans cette vieille allée consacrée.
Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2008-11-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 51