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by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

This heart that flutters near my heart
Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE SPA
This heart that flutters near my heart 
  My hope and all my riches is, 
Unhappy when we draw apart 
  And happy between kiss and kiss; 
My hope and all my riches - yes! - 
And all my happiness. 

For there, as in some mossy nest 
  The wrens will divers treasures keep, 
I laid those treasures I possessed 
  Ere that mine eyes had learned to weep. 
Shall we not be as wise as they 
Though love live but a day?

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Text Authorship:

  • by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), appears in Chamber Music, no. 23, 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. 14 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Joan Ferris , "This heart that flutters near my heart", published 1967 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Six Songs [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "This heart that flutters near my heart ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 23, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ben Moore (b. 1960), "This heart that flutters" [ voice and piano ], from 14 Songs, no. 11, G. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "This heart that flutters near my heart", 1998 [ mezzo-soprano, viola, clarinet, flute, and piano ], from Along the River, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "Este corazón que late junto al mío", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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