by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Language: English
The moon's greygolden meshes make All night a veil, The shorelamps in the sleeping lake Laburnum tendrils trail. The sly reeds whisper to the night A name -- her name -- And all my soul is a delight, A swoon of shame.
First published in Poetry, 1917
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Composition:
- Set to music by Edgardo Carducci (1898 - 1967), "Alone", published 1933 [ voice and piano ], from The Joyce Book, no. 10
Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), "Alone", written 1916, appears in Pomes Penyeach, no. 10
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Seul", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 40