by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

Language: English 
Yea, for this love of mine
I have given all I had;
For she was passing fair,
And I was passing mad.

All flesh, it is said,
Shall wither as the grass;
The fuel for the oven
Shall be consumed, alas!

Composition:

    Set to music by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Yea, for this love", 1989, first performed 1991 [ baritone and piano ], from Shine and Dark, no. 2, Schott Music

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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-23
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