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by William Blake (1757 - 1827)

Memory, hither come
 (Sung text for setting by J. Mitchell)
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Language: English 
Memory, hither come
  And tune your merry notes;
And while upon the wind
  Your music floats,

I'll pore upon the stream,
  Where sighing lovers dream,
And fish for fancies as they pass
  Within the watery glass.

I'll drink of the clear stream,
  And hear the linnet's song,
And there I'll lie and dream
  The day along;

And when night comes I'll go
  To places fit for woe,
Walking along the darkened valley,
  With silent melancholy.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Mitchell (b. 1941), "Memory, hither come", op. 1 no. 4 (1964/77), from Seven Songs from William Blake, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Memory, hither come", written 1783, appears in Poetical Sketches

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

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