Song Cycle by Jean Coulthard (1908-2000)

?. All day I hear the noise of waters

Authorship

by James Joyce (1882-1941) , from Chamber Music, no. 35, published 1908

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FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

All day I hear the noise of waters
  Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is, when going
  Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the waters'
  Monotone. 

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
  Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
  Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
  To and fro.

?. Rain has fallen all the day

Authorship

by James Joyce (1882-1941) , from Chamber Music, no. 32, published 1907

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Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):

FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Rain has fallen all the day.
O come among the laden trees:
The leaves lie thick upon the way
Of [mem'ries.]1

Staying a little by the way
Of [mem'ries]1 shall we depart.
Come, my beloved, where I may
Speak to your heart.

?. Strings in the earth and air

Authorship

by James Joyce (1882-1941) , from Chamber Music, no. 1, published 1907

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FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Strings in the earth and air 
  Make music sweet; 
Strings by the river where 
  The willows meet. 

There's music along the river 
  [For Love wanders there,]1
Pale flowers on his mantle, 
  Dark leaves on his hair. 

All softly playing, 
  With head to the music bent, 
And fingers straying 
  Upon an instrument.

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