The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
If others had not been foolish, we should be so.

N. Rorem sets line 1

Text Authorship:

• by William Blake (1757 - 1827) [author's text not yet checked 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Proverb V", op. 74 no. 9, from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "The tigers of wrath", 2001-2 [ medium voice, violin, cello, and piano ], from Aftermath, no. 2, Boosey & Hawkes
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Proverbi V", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Proverbe V", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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