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[Gentle lady, do not sing]

by James Joyce, 1907

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.

Published in Chamber Music
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