The noise of waters (Jonathan Adams)
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- Editor: Jonathan Adams (submitted 2004-01-17). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 108 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: The Noise of Waters
Composer: Jonathan Adams
Lyricist: James Joyce
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
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 waters'
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.