In the dark pine-wood | In the dark pine-wood

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

In the dark pine‑wood

Language: English

Our translations: FRE

In the dark pine-wood 
I would we lay, 
In deep cool shadow 
At noon of day. 

How sweet to lie there, 
Sweet to kiss, 
Where the great pine-forest 
Enaisled is! 

Thy kiss descending 
Sweeter were 
With a soft tumult 
Of thy hair. 

O unto the pine-wood 
At noon of day 
Come with me now, 
Sweet love, away.

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Text Authorship:

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 20, first published 1907 [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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "In the dark pinewood", published 1937 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Lorne M. Betts (b. 1918), "In the dark pine-wood", 1950 [ high voice and piano ], from Five Songs (1950) [sung text not yet checked]
by Carlos Botto Vallarino (1923 - 2004), "In the dark pine wood", op. 12 no. 1 (1959-60) [ soprano and piano ], from Songs of Love and Solitude (Poemas de amor y soledad), no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Matthew Emery (b. 1991), "Sweet love away", from Four Settings of James Joyce, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "In the dark pine-wood", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 20, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl J. Kittleson (b. 1920), "In the dark pine-wood" [ soprano, flute, oboe, horn, clarinet, bassoon ], from Three Songs for Soprano and Woodwinds [sung text not yet checked]
by Ben Moore (b. 1960), "In the dark pine-wood" [ medium-high voice and piano ], from 14 Songs, no. 1, G. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
by Nick Peros (b. 1963), "In the dark pine-wood" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wayland Rogers , "In the dark pine-wood " [ vocal trio for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Williametta Spencer (b. 1932), "In the dark pine-wood", published 1972 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 57