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by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille
Lean out of the window
Language: English
Lean out of the window, Goldenhair, I heard you singing A merry air. My book is closed; I read no more, Watching the fire dance On the floor. I have left my book, I have left my room, For I heard you singing Through the gloom, Singing and singing A merry air. Lean out of the window, Goldenhair.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 5, 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. 4 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Goldenhair", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ronald A. Beckett , "Lean out of the window", 2017, from Because your voice was at my side, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lorne M. Betts (b. 1918), "Lean out of the window", 1949 [ high voice and piano ], from Three Songs to Poems of James Joyce [sung text not yet checked]
- by William A. Billingsley (b. 1922), "Lean out of the window" [ tenor and piano ], from James Joyce Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carlos Botto Vallarino (1923 - 2004), "Lean out of the window ", op. 12 no. 3 (1959-60) [ soprano and piano ], from Songs of Love and Solitude (Poemas de amor y soledad), no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "Goldenhair", 1925, published 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000), "Lean out of the window", 1947 [ baritone and piano ], from Two James Joyce Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Roberto Di Marino (b. 1956), no title, from Tre Liriche per Coro e Chitarra, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Lean out of the window, Goldenhair", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 5, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elliott Griffis (1893 - 1967), "Goldenhair", published 1922 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Lean out of the window", op. 120 (Five songs) no. 4 (1938) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "Lean out of the window", published 1961 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Muriel Emily Herbert (1897 - 1984), "Lean out of the window", 1928 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jack Marius Jarrett (b. 1934), "Lean out of the window", published 1964 [ satb chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Kauder (1888 - 1972), "Lean out of the window", published 1955 [ soprano, alto, and tenor soli with string quartet ], from Ten Poems [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dorothy Hill Klotzman , "Lean out of the window", published 1963 [ SSA chorus a cappella ], from Three Songs from "Chamber Music" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederick Lydiate (b. 1906), "Goldenhair" [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Kurt) Rudolf Mengelberg (1892 - 1959), "Lean out of the window", published 1960 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chamber music, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nick Peros (b. 1963), "Lean out of the window, Goldenhair" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Amadeus Pisk (1893 - 1990), "Lean out of the window", op. 101 no. ? [ tenor and piano ], from Songs from "Chamber Music" by James Joyce [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Lean out of the window", 1972 [ low male voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tom Vernon Ritchie (b. 1922), "Goldenhair" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Irwin Spector (b. 1916), "Lean out of the window" [ medium voice, oboe, viola, and piano ], from Songs of Love and Music [sung text not yet checked]
- by Williametta Spencer (b. 1932), "Lean out of the window", published 1970 [ satb chorus a cappella ], madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gitta Steiner (1932 - 1990), "Lean out of the window", published 1970 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Three Songs for Medium Voice and Piano [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Lean out of the window", op. 54 no. 3, published 1926 [ voice and piano ], from Pieśni do słów Jamesa Joyce'a, no. 3, also set in Polish (Polski) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Thomas) Gerard Victory (1921 - 1995), "Goldenhair", 1954 [ tenor, SATB chorus, and instrumental ensemble ], from Five Songs by James Joyce [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
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 58
Penche‑toi à la fenêtre
Language: French (Français) after the English
Penche-toi à la fenêtre, Chevelure dorée, Je t'ai entendu chanter Un air joyeux. Mon livre était fermé ; Je ne lisais plus, Regardant le feu danser Sur le plancher. J'ai laissé mon livre, J'ai quitté ma chambre, Car je t'entendais chanter À travers l'obscurité. Chantant et chantant Un air joyeux, Penche-toi à la fenêtre, Chevelure dorée.
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Based on:
- a text in English by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 5, first published 1907
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 55