by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
To Nobodaddy
Language: English
Why art thou silent & invisible Father of jealousy Why dost thou hide thyself in clouds From every searching Eye Why darkness & obscurity In all thy words & laws That none dare eat the fruit but from The wily serpents jaws Or is it because Secresy gains females loud applause
Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "To Nobodaddy" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michael Richard Miller (b. 1932), "To Nobodaddy", 1965 [tenor, bass, and 2 baritone soli, TTBB chorus, and piano], from Blasphemies of Blake, no. 2. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-16
Line count: 10
Word count: 51