by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Sweet love away Matches original text
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
In the dark pine-wood I would we lay, In deep cool shadow At noon of day. How sweet to lie there, Sweet to kiss, Where the great pine-forest Enaisled is! Thy kiss descending Sweeter were With a soft tumult Of thy hair. O unto the pine-wood At noon of day Come with me now, Sweet love, away.
Composition:
- Set to music by Matthew Emery (b. 1991), "Sweet love away", from Four Settings of James Joyce, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 20, 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: 16
Word count: 57