Sleep now, O sleep now
Language: English
Sleep now, O sleep now,
O you unquiet heart!
A voice crying "Sleep now"
Is heard in my heart.
The voice of the winter
Is heard at the door.
O sleep, for the winter
Is crying "Sleep no more."
My kiss will give peace now
And quiet to your heart -
Sleep on in peace now,
O you unquiet heart!
Translation(s): FRE GER POL
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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)
- by David Arditti (b. 1964), "Sleep now, O sleep now", op. 20 no. 19 (1998) [tenor and string quartet], from Chamber Music, no. 19. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Sleep now", op. 10 (Three Songs) no. 2, published 1939. [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lorne M. Betts (b. 1918), "Sleep now, O sleep now", published 1951 [high voice and piano], from Six Songs to Poems of James Joyce [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Carlos Botto Vallarino (1923 - 2004), "Sleep now", op. 12 no. 6 (1959-60) [soprano and piano], from Songs of Love and Solitude (Poemas de amor y soledad), no. 6. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Brian Boydell (1917 - 2000), "Sleep now, O sleep now", 1944. [soprano, oboe or violin, and orchestra] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Matthew Emery (b. 1991), "There is yet faith", alternate title: "Sleep now", 2013, first performed 2013. [TTBB chorus a cappella] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Sleep now, O sleep now", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 34, Henmar Press [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016), "Sleep now" [voice and piano], from Songs after Poems by James Joyce III, no. 7, confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jack Marius Jarrett (b. 1934), "Sleep now, O sleep now", 1964 [soprano or tenor and piano], from The Unquiet Heart [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Sergius Kagen (1909 - 1964), "Sleep now", published 1951. [low voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Hugo Kauder (1888 - 1972), "Sleep now, O sleep now", published 1955 [soprano, alto, tenor, and string quartet], from Ten Poems [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by (Kurt) Rudolf Mengelberg (1892 - 1959), "Sleep now, O sleep now", published 1960 [medium voice and piano], from Chamber music, no. 8. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Lee Marion Pattison (1890 - 1966), "Sleep now", published 1926. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987), "Unquiet heart", published 1959 [high voice or medium voice and piano], from James Joyce Songs, no. 1. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Sleep now, O sleep now", 1972 [low male voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 4. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Tibor Serly (1901 - 1978), "Sleep now, O sleep now", 1926 [mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra], from Four Songs from "Chamber Music" [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Sleep now, O sleep now,", 1998 [mezzo-soprano, viola, clarinet, flute, and piano], from Along the River, no. 7. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gitta Steiner (1932 - 1990), "Sleep now, O sleep now", published 1970 [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], from Three Songs for Medium Voice and Piano [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Sleep now", op. 54 no. 2, published 1926 [voice and piano], from Pieśni do słów Jamesa Joyce'a, no. 2, also set in Polish (Polski) [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Thomas) Gerard Victory (1921 - 1995), "Sleep now, O sleep now", 1954 [tenor, SATB chorus, and instrumental ensemble], from Five Songs by James Joyce [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Other 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) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:36
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Word count: 60
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Dors maintenant, oh, dors maintenant
Language: French (Français) after the English
Dors maintenant, oh, dors maintenant,
Oh, cœur inquiet !
Une voix qui crie "Dors maintenant"
S'entend dans mon cœur.
La voix de l'hiver
S'entend à la porte.
Oh, dors, car l'hiver
Crie : " Ne dormez plus".
Mon baiser donnera la paix maintenant
et le repos à ton cœur --
Dors en paix maintenant,
Oh, cœur inquiet !
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Based on- a text in English by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 34, first published 1907 GER POL
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): David Arditti, Samuel Barber, Lorne M. Betts, Carlos Botto Vallarino, Brian Boydell, Matthew Emery, Ross Lee Finney, Robert Fürstenthal, Jack Marius Jarrett, Sergius Kagen, Hugo Kauder, Rudolf Mengelberg, Lee Marion Pattison, Vincent Persichetti, Hermann Reutter, Tibor Serly, Rick Sowash, Gitta Steiner, Karol Maciej Szymanowski, Gerard Victory. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2009-11-07.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:26
Line count: 12
Word count: 57
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