O it was out by Donnycarney | O, it was out by Donnycarney

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

O, it was out by Donnycarney

Language: English

Our translations: FRE

O, it was out by Donnycarney 
  When the bat flew from tree to tree 
My love and I did walk together; 
  And sweet were the words she said to me. 

Along with us the summer wind 
  Went murmuring - O, happily! - 
But softer than the breath of summer 
  Was the kiss she gave to me.

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Text Authorship:

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 31, 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. 18 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 18 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Lorne M. Betts (b. 1918), "O, it was out by Donnycarney", 1950 [ high voice and piano ], from Five Songs (1950) [sung text not yet checked]
by Brian Boydell (1917 - 2000), "It was out by Donnycarney", 1946 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Joyce Songs [sung text not yet checked]
by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Donnycarney", 1927 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Israel Citkowitz (1909 - 1974), "O it was out by Donnycarney", published c1930 [ voice and piano ], from Five Songs from "Chamber Music", no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "O it was out by Donnycarney", 1953 [ medium voice and piano ], Southern/Texas [sung text not yet checked]
by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "O, it was out by Donnycarney ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 31, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
by Adolph B. Mann (1873?4 - 1941), "It was out by Donnycarney", published 1910 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by (Kurt) Rudolf Mengelberg (1892 - 1959), "O it was out by Donnycarney", published 1960 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chamber music, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "Donnycarney", R. 51 no. 5 (1929), published 1930 [ baritone and piano ], from Seven Poems by James Joyce, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Donnycarney", op. 425 (1954) [sung text not yet checked]
by Russell Smith (b. 1927), "Donneycarney" [ satb chorus a cappella ], note: [sic] for setting title's spelling [sung text not yet checked]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 54