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[Sleep now, O sleep now,]

by James Joyce, 1907

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!

Published in Chamber Music
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