Poem by James Joyce

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! 

1. Chamber Music. 20. In the Dark Pine-Wood
2. Chamber Music. 11. Bid Adieu, Adieu, Adieu
3. Satire on the Brothers Fay
4. Chamber Music. 14. My Dove, My Beautiful One
5. Chamber Music. 31. O, It Was Out by Donnycarney

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