He who hath glory lost, nor hath | He who hath glory lost, nor hath

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

He who hath glory lost, nor hath

Language: English

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He who hath glory lost, nor hath 
  Found any soul to fellow his, 
Among his foes in scorn and wrath 
  Holding to ancient nobleness, 
That high unconsortable one - 
His love is his companion.

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• D. Arditti • G. Bachlund

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by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 21, 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. 13 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Companion", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
by David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "He who hath glory lost, nor hath", published 1938 [ four-part chorus a cappella ], from Three Madrigals, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "He who hath glory lost, nor hath ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 21, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
by Conrad Susa (b. 1935), "He who hath glory lost, nor hath", published 1973 [ SATB chorus and piano ], from Chamber Music [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in Hungarian (Magyar), a translation by Ágnes Gergely (b. 1933) ; composed by András Mihály.
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Word count: 33