Winds of May, that dance on the sea | Winds of May, that dance on the sea

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by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

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(Sung text for setting by D. Arditti)

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Language: English

Our translations: FRE

Winds of May, that dance on the sea, 
Dancing a ring-around in glee 
From furrow to furrow, while overhead 
The foam flies up to be garlanded, 
In silvery arches spanning the air, 
Saw you my true love anywhere? 
		 Welladay! Welladay! 
		 For the winds of May! 
  Love is unhappy when love is away!

Composition:

David Arditti

Chamber Music

Text Authorship:

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 9, first published 1907

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 52

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