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by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

Sweet love away
 (Sung text for setting by M. Emery)
 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

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