Love came to us in time gone by

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

Love came to us in time gone by

Language: English

Available translation(s): FRE GER

Love came to us in time gone by
    When one at twilight shyly played 
And one in fear was standing nigh -- -
    For Love at first is all afraid.

We were grave lovers. Love is past
    That had his sweet hours many a one; 
Welcome to us now at the last
    The ways that we shall go upon.

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Authorship:

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 30, 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 Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Love came to us in time gone by", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 30, Henmar Press [
text not verified
]
by Jack Marius Jarrett (b. 1934), "Love came to us in time gone by", 1962 [satb chorus and piano], from Songs about the end of love [
text not verified
]
by Barry Seaman (b. 1946), "Love came to us in time gone by", 1981 [voice and piano], from Chamber Music Book I, no. 3. [
text not verified
]

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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 58