James Joyce "Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing"

Here's a virtual sound recording of the great James Joyce reciting his delightful short poem "Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing" which comes from his collection called Chamber Music written in 1907.

The sound recording comes from the long lost virtual archive of sound recordings found only in my loft ha ha. After listening to the sound recording I used for my earlier virtual movie of this delightful poem I felt my voice morphing into a sort of Joycean pale immitation ha ha.Joyce did leave a little of his work in his own voice on 78 rpm record so we do know how he sounded .

You might enjoy a listen to my virtual sound recording of James Joyce reading his lovely poem at my audioboo greatpoets audio channel here..

http://audioboo.fm/boos/962343-all-day-i-hear-the-noise-of-waters-read-by-james-joyce

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 -- 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominently the stream of consciousness technique he perfected. Other major works are the short-story collection Dubliners (1914), and the novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (1939). His complete oeuvre includes three books of poetry, a play, occasional journalism, and his published letters.

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Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recordin g copyright Jim Clark 2012

Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing - James Joyce Gentle lady, do not sing Sad songs about the end of love; Lay aside sadness and sing How love that passes is enough.

Sing about the long deep sleep Of lovers that are dead, and how In the grave all love shall sleep: Love is aweary now.