Every night and every morn Some to Misery are Born. Every Night & every Morn Some are Born to sweet delight.
Every Night and every Morn
Set by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Every Night and every Morn", op. 74 no. 14, from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, no. 14 [Sung Text]
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Auguries of Innocence, no. 31
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chaque nuit et chaque matin", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Auguries of Innocence, no. 32
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
We are led to believe a lie When we see not thro' the eye, Which was born in a night to perish in a night, When the soul slept in beams of light.
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Auguries of Innocence, no. 33
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
God appears, and God is light, To those poor souls who dwell in night; But does a human form display To those who dwell in realms of day.
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Auguries of Innocence, no. 34
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Author(s): William Blake (1757 - 1827)