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by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

Because your voice was at my side
Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
Because your voice was at my side 
 I gave him pain, 
Because within my hand I held 
  Your hand again. 

There is no word nor any sign 
 Can make amend 
He is a stranger to me now 
 Who was my friend.

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Text Authorship:

  • by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 17, 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 David Arditti (b. 1964), no title, op. 20 no. 11 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jacob Avshalomov (1919 - 2013), "Because your voice", published 1957 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Pain", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ronald A. Beckett , "Because your voice was at my side", 2017, from Because your voice was at my side, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Brian Boydell (1917 - 2000), "Because your voice was at my side", 1948 [ high voice and piano --- or high voice, oboe, and string trio ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Because your voice was at my side ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 17, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Michael Lombardo (b. 1932), "Because your voice was at my side", 1960 [  vocal trio of soprano and 2 altos (or SSA chorus a cappella) ], from Three Madrigals, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Michael Lombardo (b. 1932), "Because your voice was at my side", 1962 [ SATB chorus and clarinet ], from Two Lyric Poems, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Kurt) Rudolf Mengelberg (1892 - 1959), "Because your voice was at my side", published 1960 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chamber music, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Nick Peros (b. 1963), "Because your voice was at my side" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Wayland Rogers , "Because your voice was at my side " [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wayland Rogers , "Because your voice was at my side" [ high voice and piano ], from Five James Joyce Poems, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (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: 8
Word count: 41

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