"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[]
James Joyce "All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters" Poem animation
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters, Poetry.LiteratureLearning.org. Web, Oct. 18, 2015.
External links[]
- "All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters" read by James Joyce at Audioboom (audio, with brief commentary & bio)
- "All day I hear the noiae of waters at YouTube
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