English Poetry. James Joyce. Chamber Music. 17. Because Your Voice Was at My Side. Джеймс Джойс.

James Joyce (Джеймс Джойс)

Chamber Music. 17. Because Your Voice Was at My Side

Because your voice was at my side
    I gave him pain,
Because within my hand I held
    Your hand again.

There is no word nor any sign
    Can make amend—
He is a stranger to me now
    Who was my friend.

James Joyce’s other poems:

1. Chamber Music. 26. Thou Leanest to the Shell of Night
2. Nightpiece
3. Chamber Music. 28. Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing
4. Lament for the Yeomen
5. Chamber Music. 27. Though I Thy Mithridates Were

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