In the dark pine-wood (Joyce, set by (Samuel Barber, Lorne M. Betts, Carlos Botto Vallarino, Matthew Emery, Ross Lee Finney, Carl J. Kittleson, Ben Moore, Nick Peros, Wayland Rogers, Williametta Spencer)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

In the dark pine‑wood

Language: English

Available translation(s): 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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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] [
text verified 1 time
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by Lorne M. Betts (b. 1918), "In the dark pine-wood", 1950 [high voice and piano], from Five Songs (1950) [
text not verified
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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. [
text not verified
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by Matthew Emery (b. 1991), "Sweet love away", from Four Settings of James Joyce, no. 1. [
text verified 1 time
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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 [
text not verified
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by Carl J. Kittleson (b. 1920), "In the dark pine-wood" [soprano, flute, oboe, horn, clarinet, bassoon], from Three Songs for Soprano and Woodwinds [
text not verified
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by Ben Moore (b. 1960), "In the dark pine-wood" [medium-high voice and piano], from 14 Songs, no. 1, G. Schirmer [
text not verified
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by Nick Peros , "In the dark pine-wood" [
text verified 1 time
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by Wayland Rogers , "In the dark pine-wood" [vocal trio for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone] [
text not verified
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by Williametta Spencer (b. 1932), "In the dark pine-wood", published 1972. [satb chorus a cappella] [
text not verified
]

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