by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
The little boy lost Matches base text
Language: English
``Father! father! where are you going? O do not walk so fast. Speak, father, speak to your little boy, Or else I shall be lost.'' The night was dark, no father was there; The child was wet with dew; The mire was deep, & the child did weep, And away the vapour flew.
Composition:
- Set to music by William Bolcom (b. 1938), "The little boy lost", 1956-81 [ solo voices, chorus, orchestra ], from Songs of Innocence, no. 20
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The little boy lost", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Innocence, no. 8, first published 1789
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Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 53