by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Strings in the earth and air See original
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
Strings in the earth and air
Make music sweet;
Strings by the river where
The willows meet.
There's music along the river
...
Pale flowers on his mantle,
Dark leaves on his hair.
All softly playing,
With head to the music bent,
And fingers straying
Upon an instrument.
Composition:
- Set to music by Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003), "Strings in the earth and air", 1953, published 1954 [ female voice, clarinet, violoncello and harp ], from Chamber Music, no. 1
Text 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
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 54