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Who goes amid the green wood With springtide all adorning her? Who goes amid the meny green wood To make it merrier? Who passes in the sunlight By ways that know the light footfall? Who passes in the sweet sunlight With mien so virginal? The ways of all the woodland Gleam with a soft and golden fire? For whom does all the sunny woodland Carry so brave attire? O, it is for my true love The woods their rich apparel wear O, it is for my own true love, That is so young and fair.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 8, 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. 6 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lorne M. Betts (b. 1918), "Who goes amid the green wood", 1951 [ high voice and piano ], from Six Songs to Poems of James Joyce [sung text not yet checked]
- by James Brown , "Who goes amid the green wood" [ tenor or baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Laurence Clarke , "Who goes amid the green wood" [ soprano and piano ], from "Chamber Music": Five Poems by James Joyce [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Who goes amid the green wood ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 8, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Kauder (1888 - 1972), "Who goes amid the green wood", published 1955 [ soprano, tenor, alto, and string quartet ], from Ten Poems [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl J. Kittleson (b. 1920), "Who goes amid the green wood" [ soprano, flute, oboe, horn, clarinet, bassoon ], from Three Songs for Soprano and Woodwinds [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "The merry green wood", R. 51 no. 2 (1929), published 1930 [ baritone and piano ], from Seven Poems by James Joyce, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Howard L. Richards (b. 1927), "Who goes amid the green wood", published 1960 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Williametta Spencer (b. 1932), "Who goes amid the green wood", published 1970 [ satb chorus a cappella ], madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Hungarian (Magyar), a translation by Ágnes Gergely (b. 1933) , first published 1907 ; composed by András Mihály.
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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: 16
Word count: 95
Qui passe par le bois vert Avec le printemps qui l'orne toute ? Qui passe par le joyeux bois vert Pour le rendre plus joyeux ? Qui passe au soleil Par des chemins qui connaissent le pas léger ? Qui passe dans le doux soleil Avec une mine si virginale ? Les chemins de tout le bois Brillent d'un feu doux et doré -- Pour qui le bois ensoleillé Port-t-il un habit si élégant ? Oh, c'est pour mon amour fidèle Que les bois portent leur riche vêtement -- Oh, c'est pour mon amour fidèle à moi Qui est si jeune et si beau.
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Based on:
- a text in English by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 8, first published 1907
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 97