Rain has fallen all the day. O come among the laden trees: The leaves lie thick upon the way Of [mem'ries.]1 Staying a little by the way Of [mem'ries]1 shall we depart. Come, my beloved, where I may Speak to your heart.
Three Songs for Medium Voice and Piano
Song Cycle by Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000)
1. Rain has fallen all the day  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 32, first published 1907
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter Riemer) , "Es hat geregnet", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Sol Crespo) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Szymanowski: "memories"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
2. Strings in the earth and air  [sung text checked 1 time]
Strings in the earth and air Make music sweet; Strings by the river where The willows meet. There's music along the river [For Love wanders there,]1 Pale [flowers]1 on his mantle, Dark leaves on his hair. All softly playing, With head to [the]3 music bent, And fingers straying Upon an instrument.
Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 1, first published 1907
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 not set by Berio.
2 Coulthard: "flow'rs"
3 omitted by Coulthard
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
3. All day I hear the noise of waters  [sung text not yet checked]
All day I hear the noise of waters Making moan, Sad as the sea-bird is, when going Forth alone, He hears the [winds]1 cry to the waters' Monotone. The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing Where I go. I hear the noise of many waters Far below. All day, all night, I hear them [flowing]2 To and fro.
Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 35, first published 1908
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Coulthard: "wind's"
2 Coulthard: "blowing"
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren