by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Bahnhofstrasse Matches base text
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
The eyes that mock me sign the way Whereto I pass at eve of day, Grey way whose violet signals are The trysting and the twining star. Ah star of evil! star of pain! Highhearted youth comes not again Nor old heart's wisdom yet to know The signs that mock me as I go.
First published in Anglo-French Review, August 1919
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Wilfred Orr (1893 - 1976), "Bahnhofstrasse", c1931, published 1933, first performed 1932 [ tenor and piano ], from The Joyce Book, no. 12, from Four Songs for High Voice and Piano, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), "Bahnhofstrasse", written 1918, appears in Pomes Penyeach, no. 12
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Bahnhofstrasse", 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: 8
Word count: 54