The twilight turns from amethyst

The twilight turns from amethyst 
  To deep and deeper blue, 
The lamp fills with a pale green glow 
  The trees of the avenue. 

The old piano plays an air, 
  Sedate and slow and gay; 
She bends upon the yellow keys, 
  Her head inclines this way. 

Shy thoughts and grave wide eyes and hands 
  That wander as they list? 
The twilight turns to darker blue 
  With lights of amethyst.

by James Joyce (1882-1941) , from Chamber Music, no. 2, 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. 2 (1998) [tenor and string quartet], from Chamber Music, no. 2.
by Gary Bachlund , "Twilight", 1991, published 1996 [high or medium voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 2.
by Tom Vernon Ritchie (1922-) , "The twilight turns from amethyst" [voice and string quartet or piano], from Serenade, no. ?

FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

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