by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
O cool is the valley now 
  And there, love, will we go 
For many a choir is singing now 
  Where Love did sometime go. 

And hear you not the thrushes calling, 
  Calling us away? 
O cool and pleasant is the valley 
  And there, love, will we stay.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Where Love Did Sometime Go", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 4

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  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 47