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Go seek her out all courteously,
And say I come,
Wind of spices whose song is ever
Epithalamium.
O, hurry over the dark lands
And run upon the sea
For seas and lands shall not divide us
My love and me.
Now, wind, of your good courtesy
I pray you go,
And come into her little garden
And sing at her window;
Singing: The bridal wind is blowing
For Love is at his noon;
And soon will your true love be with you,
Soon, O soon.
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Authorship
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 13, 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 William A. Billingsley (b. 1922), "Go seek her out all courteously" [tenor and piano], from James Joyce Songs [text not verified]
- by James Brown , "Go seek her out all courteously" [tenor or baritone and piano] [text not verified]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Go seek her out all courteously", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 13, Henmar Press [text not verified]
- by Jack Marius Jarrett (b. 1934), "Go seek her out all courteously", 1965 [satb chorus and piano], from Love's Counsel [text not verified]
- by Wayland Rogers , "Go seek her out all courteously" [high voice and piano], from Five James Joyce Poems, no. 3. [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, 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: 2008-01-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 86
Va la chercher très courtoisement, Et dis-lui que j'arrive, Vent d'épices dont le chant est toujours Épithalame. Oh, dépêche-toi sur les terres sombres Et cours sur la mer Car les mers et les terres ne nous sépareront pas Mon amour et moi. Maintenant, vent, par ta courtoisie, Je t'en prie, Entre dans son petit jardin Et chante à sa fenêtre ; Chante : Le vent nuptial souffle Car l'amour est à son midi ; Et bientôt ton amour fidèle sera avec toi, Bientôt, oh, bientôt.
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- a text in English by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 13, first published 1907
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 85