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Image of Light, Adieu — (poem 1556)
by Emily Dickinson
Image of Light, Adieu —
Thanks for the interview —
So long — so short —
Preceptor of the whole —
Coeval Cardinal —
Impart — Depart —
"Image of Light, Adieu —" is the tenth and final song in Leo Smit's song cycle Tinted Mountains. Tinted Mountains is the fifth of Smit's six song cycles setting the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
For more information about Leo Smit's Emily Dickinson song cycles, please visit the pages for The Ecstatic Pilgrimage and Leo Smit.
For inquiries about Leo Smit and to obtain sheet music, please contact Nils Vigeland at [email protected].
Image of Light, Adieu — (poem 1556)
by Emily Dickinson
Image of Light, Adieu —
Thanks for the interview —
So long — so short —
Preceptor of the whole —
Coeval Cardinal —
Impart — Depart —