by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
In futurity
Language: English
In futurity I prophetic see That the earth from sleep (Grave the sentence deep) Shall arise and seek For her maker meek; And in the desart wild Become a garden mild. In the southern clime, Where the summer's prime Never fades away, Lovely Lyca lay. Seven summers old Lovely Lyca told; She had wander'd long Hearing wild birds' song. ``Sweet sleep, come to me Underneath this tree. Do father, mother weep, Where can Lyca sleep? ``Lost in desart wild Is your little child. How can Lyca sleep If her mother weep? ``If her heart does ake Then let Lyca wake; If my mother sleep, Lyca shall not weep. ``Frowning, frowning night, O'er this desart bright Let thy moon arise While I close my eyes.'' Sleeping Lyca lay While the beasts of prey, Come from caverns deep, View'd the maid asleep. The kingly lion stood And the virgin view'd, Then he gamboll'd round O'er the hollow'd ground. Leopards, tygers, play Round her as she lay, While the lion old Bow'd his mane of gold. And her bosom lick, And upon her neck From his eyes of flame Ruby tears there came; While the lioness Loos'd her slender dress, And naked they convey'd To caves the sleeping maid.
W. Bolcom sets stanzas 1-2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
W. Bolcom sets stanzas 3-13 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
T. Lenk sets stanzas 1-2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
T. Lenk sets stanzas 3-13 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
W. Wordsworth sets stanza 1
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The little girl lost", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Experience, no. 5, first published 1794 [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 William Bolcom (b. 1938), "The little girl lost", 1956-81, stanzas 1-2 [ solo voices, chorus, and orchestra ], from Songs of Experience, Volume One, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by William Bolcom (b. 1938), "In the Southern Clime", 1956-81, stanzas 3-13 [ solo voices, chorus, orchestra ], from Songs of Experience, Volume One, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ole Carsten Green (b. 1922), "The little girl lost", op. 27a no. 5 (1973) [ voice and piano ], from Songs of Experience, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Thomas) Timothy Lenk (b. 1952), "The little girl lost (Introd. In futurity I prophetic see)", c1977, stanzas 1-2 [ tenor, bass-baritone, flute (piccolo), clarinet, bass clarinet, and violin ], from Songs of Innocence and Experience, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Thomas) Timothy Lenk (b. 1952), "The little girl lost (In the southern clime)", c1977, stanzas 3-13 [ tenor, bass-baritone, flute (piccolo), clarinet, bass clarinet, and violin ], from Songs of Innocence and Experience, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilfrid Howard Mellers (b. 1914), "The little girl lost", 1973-4 [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from The Gates of the Dream [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ellen Raskin (1928 - 1984), "The little girl lost", published 1966 [ voice and piano or guitar ], from Songs of Innocence, no. 20, Garden City, NY : Doubleday [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Brocklesby Wordsworth (1908 - 1988), "In futurity I prophetic see", op. 46 no. 1 (1950), stanza 1 [ SSA chorus, strings, and piano ], from A Vision, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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