by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
'Requiem eternam dona ei, Domine'
Language: English
'Requiem eternam dona ei, Domine'; Silently, sorrowfully I bent down my head, For I had hated him -- a poor creature of clay: And all my envious, bitter cruel thoughts that came Out of the past and stood by the bier whereon he lay Pointed their long, lean fingers through the gloom... O Name, Ineffable, proud Name to whom the cries ascend From lost, angelical orders, seraph flame to flame For this end have I hated him -- for this poor end?
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- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Requiem aeternam", 1989, first performed 1991 [baritone and piano], from Shine and Dark, no. 4, Schott Music [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Peter Schoene
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-23
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