Poem by James Joyce

Chamber Music. 14. My Dove, My Beautiful One

My dove, my beautiful one,
    Arise, arise!
    The night-dew lies
Upon my lips and eyes.

The odorous winds are weaving
    A music of sighs:
    Arise, arise,
My dove, my beautiful one!

I wait by the cedar tree,
    My sister, my love,
    White breast of the dove,
My breast shall be your bed.

The pale dew lies
    Like a veil on my head.
    My fair one, my fair dove,
Arise, arise!

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2. Chamber Music. 25. Lightly Come or Lightly Go
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4. Chamber Music. 4. When the Shy Star Goes Forth in Heaven
5. Chamber Music. 34. Sleep Now, O Sleep Now

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