This heart that flutters near my heart

This heart that flutters near my heart 
  My hope and all my riches is, 
Unhappy when we draw apart 
  And happy between kiss and kiss; 
My hope and all my riches - yes! - 
And all my happiness. 

For there, as in some mossy nest 
  The wrens will divers treasures keep, 
I laid those treasures I possessed 
  Ere that mine eyes had learned to weep. 
Shall we not be as wise as they 
Though love live but a day?

Authorship

by James Joyce (1882-1941) , title unknown, from Chamber Music, no. 23, published 1907

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 (1964-) , no title, op. 20 no. 14 (1998) [tenor and string quartet], from Chamber Music, no. 14.
by Joan Ferris , "This heart that flutters near my heart", published 1967 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Six Songs, no. ?
by Ross Lee Finney (1906-1997) , "This heart that flutters near my heart", 1952, published 1985, first performed 1975 [voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 23, Henmar Press
by Ben Moore (1960-) , "This heart that flutters" [voice and piano], from 14 Songs, no. 11, G. Schirmer

SPA Spanish (Alfredo García) , "Este corazón que late junto al mío", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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