by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
And I have sat amid the turbulent crowd
Language: English
And I have sat amid the turbulent crowd, And have assisted at their boisterous play; I have unbent myself and shouted loud And been as blatant and as coarse as they. I have consorted with vulgarity And am indelibly marked with its fell kiss, Meanly I lived upon casual charity Eagerly drinking of the dregs of bliss.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, written 1898 [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 Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "And I have sat", 1989, first performed 1991 [ baritone and piano ], from Shine and Dark, no. 1, Schott Music [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Peter Schoene
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 57