by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Language: English
Merry, merry sparrow! Under leaves so green A happy blossom Sees you, swift as arrow, Seek your cradle narrow, Near my bosom. Pretty, pretty robin! Under leaves so green A happy blossom Hears you sobbing, sobbing, Pretty, pretty robin, Near my bosom.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Shadle (b. 1960), "The blossom", 1999 [ vocal sextet a cappella ], from Three Songs of Innocence and a Song of Experience, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The blossom", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Innocence, no. 6, first published 1789
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Line count: 12
Word count: 42