by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Be not sad because all men
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
Be not sad because all men
Prefer a lying clamour before you:
Sweetheart, be at peace again -- -
Can they dishonour you?
They are sadder than all tears;
Their lives ascend as a continual sigh.
Proudly answer to their tears:
As they deny, deny.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 19, first published 1907 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Be not sad because all men", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 19, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Amadeus Pisk (1893 - 1990), "Be not sad because all men", op. 101 no. ? [ tenor and piano ], from Songs from "Chamber Music" by James Joyce [sung text not yet checked]
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: 2008-01-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 43