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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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- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 17, 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 David Arditti (b. 1964), "Because your voice was at my side", op. 20 no. 11 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jacob Avshalomov (b. 1919), "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 , "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]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 41
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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- a text in English by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 17, first published 1907
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 49