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Of That So Sweet Imprisonment

(1935)

James Joyce (w), Samuel Barber (m)

Of That So Sweet Imprisonment

1935

English

James Joyce

Samuel Barber

TEXT

Of that so sweet imprisonment
My soul, dearest, is fain --
Soft arms that woo me to relent
And woo me to detain.
Ah, could they ever hold me there
Gladly were I a prisoner!

Dearest, through interwoven arms
By love made tremulous,
That night allures me where alarms
Nowise may trouble us;
But sleep to dreamier sleep be wed
Where soul with soul lies prisoned.

2017

Nov 9

SC 2017-18

Sure On This Shining Night

Jaqua

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Jaqua Concert Hall
Sheffer Recital Hall
Cole Gallery
Warren Court
Room B09
Shedd Ticket Office
Will Call desk
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