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Gentle lady, do not sing Sad songs about the end of love; Lay aside sadness and sing How love that passes is enough. Sing about the long deep sleep Of lovers that are dead, and how In the grave all love shall sleep: Love is aweary now.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 28, 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), "Gentle lady, do not sing", op. 20 no. 17 (1998) [ tenor and string quartet ], from Chamber Music, no. 17 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Gentle lady", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carlos Botto Vallarino (1923 - 2004), "Gentle lady", op. 12 no. 5 (1959-60) [ soprano and piano ], from Songs of Love and Solitude (Poemas de amor y soledad), no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Brian Boydell (1917 - 2000), "Gentle lady", 1946 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Joyce Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Israel Citkowitz (1909 - 1974), "Gentle lady", published 1935 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Cos Cob Song Volume [sung text not yet checked]
- by Laurence Clarke , "Gentle lady, do not sing" [ soprano and piano ], from "Chamber Music": Five Poems by James Joyce [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000), "Gentle lady, do not sing", 1947 [ baritone and piano ], from Two James Joyce Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "Gentle lady, do not sing", published 1938 [ four-part chorus a cappella ], from Three Madrigals, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ross Lee Finney (1906 - 1997), "Gentle lady, do not sing ", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 28, Henmar Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Aynsley) Eugene Goossens, Sir (1893 - 1962), "Gentle lady, do not sing", op. 51 no. 2 (1929), published 1930 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chamber Music, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jack Marius Jarrett (b. 1934), "Gentle lady, do not sing", 1962 [ satb chorus and piano ], from Songs about the end of love [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wayland Rogers , "Gentle lady, do not sing sad songs" [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tibor Serly (1901 - 1978), "Gentle lady, do not sing", 1926 [ mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra ], from Four Songs from "Chamber Music" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Colin Sterne , "Gentle lady", published 1953 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Gentle lady, do not sing", op. 54 no. 1, published 1926 [ voice and piano ], from Pieśni do słów Jamesa Joyce'a, no. 1, also set in Polish (Polski) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980) ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 47
Douce dame, ne chante pas De chants tristes sur la fin de l'amour ; Laisse de côté la tristesse et chante Comment l'amour qui passe suffit. Chante le long sommeil profond Des amants qui sont morts, et comment Dans la tombe tout amour dormira : L'amour est las maintenant.
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Based on:
- a text in English by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 28, first published 1907
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 47