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"All day I hear the noise of waters" is a lyric poem by Irish poet James Joyce, published as the 35th of 36 poems in his 1907 collection, Chamber Music.

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A pair of Brown-headed Gulls flying over the sea off the coast of Mumbai, India, 2009. Photo by Dr. S. Natarajan. Courtesy Wikipedia Commons.


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 water's
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.

Recognition[]

  • ""All day I hear the noise of waters" was set to music in 1953 by Luciano Berio for Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, Cello, & Harp.[1]

Audio / video[]

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James Joyce "All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters" Poem animation

See also[]

References[]

  1. All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters, Poetry.LiteratureLearning.org. Web, Oct. 18, 2015.

External links[]

This poem is in the public domain


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