English Poetry. James Joyce. Chamber Music. 34. Sleep Now, O Sleep Now. Джеймс Джойс.

James Joyce (Джеймс Джойс)

Chamber Music. 34. Sleep Now, O Sleep Now

Sleep now, O sleep now,
    O you unquiet heart!
A voice crying “Sleep now”
    Is heard in my heart.

The voice of the winter
    Is heard at the door.
O sleep, for the winter
    Is crying “Sleep no more.”

My kiss will give peace now
    And quiet to your heart—
Sleep on in peace now,
    O you unquiet heart! 

James Joyce’s other poems:

1. Nightpiece
2. Chamber Music. 26. Thou Leanest to the Shell of Night
3. Lament for the Yeomen
4. Tutto
5. Simples

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