by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Youth of delight, come hither
Language: English
Youth of delight, come hither, And see the opening morn, Image of truth new-born. Doubt is fled, and clouds of reason, Dark disputes and artful teasing. Folly is an endless maze, Tangled roots perplex her ways. How many have fallen there! They stumble all night over bones of the dead, And feel they know not what but care, And wish to lead others, when they should be led.
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Authorship
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The voice of the ancient bard", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Experience, no. 26, 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 Voice of the Ancient Bard", 1956-81 [solo voices, chorus, orchestra], from Songs of Experience, Volume Two, no. 1. [text not verified]
- by Hayg Boyadjian (b. 1938), "Hear the voice of the bard", 1978 [soprano, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello and bass], from Song Cycle on Poems of William Blake, no. 3. [text not verified]
- by Jean Coulthard (1908 - 2000), "First Song of Experience", 1968, first performed 1968. [alto voice, piano] [text not verified]
- by Norman Curtis (b. 1933), "The voice of the ancient bard (reprise)", c1959 [voice and piano], from William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, no. 32. [text not verified]
- by Ole Carsten Green (b. 1922), "The voice of the ancient bard", op. 27a no. 26 (1973) [voice and piano], from Songs of Experience, no. 26. [text not verified]
- by John H. Harbison (b. 1938), "The voice of the ancient bard", 1971, published c1975, first performed 1973 [four soli, SATB chorus, string quartet, and percussion], from Five Songs of Experience, no. 4, New York, Associated Music Publishers [text not verified]
- by Chester Edward Ide (1878 - 1944), "The voice of the ancient bard", c1928 [vocal duet for treble voices a cappella], from Songs of Innocence -- Eight Poems by William Blake, no. 8. [text not verified]
- by Sharon E. Kanach (b. 1957), "The voice of the ancient bard", 1977. [baritone and instrumental ensemble (nine instruments)] [text not verified]
- by Joan Littlejohn (b. 1937), "Voice of the ancient bard", 1969. [unaccompanied voice] [text not verified]
- by Leo Smith (1881 - 1952), "Voice of the ancient bard", c1900. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Robert Michael Spearing (b. 1950), "Youth of delight", 1976, first performed 1976 [baritone, SATB chorus, and small orchestra], from Visions of William Blake, no. 3. [text not verified]
- by John Austin Sykes (1909 - 1962), "The voice of the ancient bard" [text not verified]
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