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Winds of May, that dance on the sea, Dancing a ring-around in glee From furrow to furrow, while overhead The foam flies up to be garlanded, In silvery arches spanning the air, Saw you my true love anywhere? Welladay! Welladay! For the winds of May! Love is unhappy when love is away!
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Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 9, 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 David Arditti (b. 1964), no title, op. 20 no. 7 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003), "Winds of May, that dance on the sea", 1953 [ female voice, clarinet, violoncello and harp ], from Chamber Music, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lorne M. Betts (b. 1918), "Winds of May, that dance on the sea", 1950 [ high voice and piano ], from Five Songs (1950) [sung text not yet checked]
- by William A. Billingsley (b. 1922), "Winds of May, that dance on the sea" [ tenor and piano ], from James Joyce Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roberto Di Marino (b. 1956), no title, 2000 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joan Ferris , "Winds of May, that dance on the sea", published 1967 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Six Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Winds of May, that dance on the sea ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 9, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Kauder (1888 - 1972), "Winds of May", published 1955 [ soprano, tenor, alto, and string quartet ], from Ten Poems [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl J. Kittleson (b. 1920), "Winds of May" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dorothy Hill Klotzman , "Winds of May, that dance on the sea", published 1963 [ SSA chorus a cappella ], from Three Songs from "Chamber Music" [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Kurt) Rudolf Mengelberg (1892 - 1959), "Winds of May, that dance on the sea", published 1960 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chamber music, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Williametta Spencer (b. 1932), "Winds of May, that dance on the sea", published 1972 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Winds of May", op. 54 no. 6, published 1926 [ voice and piano ], from Pieśni do słów Jamesa Joyce'a, no. 6, also set in Polish (Polski) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Graham Martin Treacher (b. 1932), "Winds of May", published 1963 [ 2-part children's chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980) ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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.
Line count: 9
Word count: 52
Vents de Mai, qui dansez sur la mer, Dansant une ronde joyeusement, De sillon en sillon, tandis que plus haut L'écume s'envole en guirlandes, En arches d'argent franchissant l'air, Avez-vous vu mon fidèle amour quelque part ? Hélas ! Hélas ! Pour les vents de Mai ! L'amour est malheureux quand l'amour est loin !
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Based on:
- a text in English by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 9, first published 1907
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-04
Line count: 9
Word count: 51