by
James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Because your voice was at my side
Language: English
Because your voice was at my side
I gave him pain,
Because within my hand I held
Your hand again.
There is no word nor any sign
Can make amend
He is a stranger to me now
Who was my friend.
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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. 11 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jacob Avshalomov (1919 - 2013), "Because your voice", published 1957 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Pain", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ronald A. Beckett , "Because your voice was at my side", 2017, from Because your voice was at my side, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Brian Boydell (1917 - 2000), "Because your voice was at my side", 1948 [ high voice and piano --- or high voice, oboe, and string trio ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Because your voice was at my side ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 17, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Michael Lombardo (b. 1932), "Because your voice was at my side", 1960 [ vocal trio of soprano and 2 altos (or SSA chorus a cappella) ], from Three Madrigals, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Michael Lombardo (b. 1932), "Because your voice was at my side", 1962 [ SATB chorus and clarinet ], from Two Lyric Poems, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Kurt) Rudolf Mengelberg (1892 - 1959), "Because your voice was at my side", published 1960 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chamber music, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nick Peros (b. 1963), "Because your voice was at my side" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wayland Rogers , "Because your voice was at my side " [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wayland Rogers , "Because your voice was at my side" [ high voice and piano ], from Five James Joyce Poems, no. 5 [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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Parce que ta voix était à mon côté
Language: French (Français) after the English
Parce que ta voix était à mon côté
Je lui ai fait de la peine,
Parce que dans ma main je tenais
À nouveau ta main.
Il n'y a aucun mot ni aucun geste
Qui puisse corriger
Qu'il est un étranger pour moi maintenant
Lui qui fut mon ami.
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Word count: 49
