by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Yea, for this love of mine
Language: English
Yea, for this love of mine I have given all I had; For she was passing fair, And I was passing mad. All flesh, it is said, Shall wither as the grass; The fuel for the oven Shall be consumed, alas!
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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), "Yea, for this love", 1989, first performed 1991 [baritone and piano], from Shine and Dark, no. 2, Schott Music [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Peter Schoene
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-23
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Word count: 41