by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
From dewy dreams, my soul, arise
Language: English
From dewy dreams, my soul, arise,
From love's deep slumber and from death,
For lo! the treees are full of sighs
Whose leaves the morn admonisheth.
Eastward the gradual dawn prevails
Where softly-burning fires appear,
Making to tremble all those veils
Of grey and golden gossamer.
While sweetly, gently, secretly,
The flowery bells of morn are stirred
And the wise choirs of faery
Begin (innumerous!) to be heard.
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Authorship
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 15, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Eugene MacDonald Bonner (1889 - 1983), "From dewy dreams", published 1924. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "From dewy dreams, my soul, arise", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 15, Henmar Press [ sung text not verified ]
- by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "From dewy dreams, my soul, arise", 1998 [mezzo-soprano, viola, clarinet, flute, and piano], from Along the River, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by (Thomas) Gerard Victory (1921 - 1995), "From dewy dreams, my soul, arise", 1954 [tenor, SATB chorus, and instrumental ensemble], from Five Songs by James Joyce [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Nicolaas (Koos) Jaspers) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- 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: 12
Word count: 68