by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
O Sweetheart, hear you 
  Your lover's tale; 
A man shall have sorrow 
  When friends him fail. 

For he shall know then 
	Friends be untrue 
And a little ashes 
  Their words come to. 

But one unto him 
  Will softly move 
And softly woo him 
  In ways of love. 

His hand is under 
  Her smooth round breast; 
So he who has sorrow 
  Shall have rest.
Note: first published in Speaker (July 1904)

Composition:

    Set to music by David Arditti (b. 1964), no title, op. 20 no. 12 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 12

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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


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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