The sun [arises]1 in the East,
Cloth'd in robes of blood and gold;
Swords and spears and wrath increas'd
All around his bosom roll'd,
Crown'd with warlike fires and raging desires.
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1 Papale: "also rises"; further changes may exist not noted.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Cuckson (b. 1942), "Day", 1971, first performed 1977 [ soprano, piano ], from Four Blake Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Day", op. 138 no. 1 (c1977) [ double chorus of mixed chorus a cappella ], from Nine poems from the note-book (1793) of William Blake, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Stevenson Kechley (b. 1947), "Day", first performed 1974 [ SATB chorus, strings, percussion, solo violin ], from Faint Harps and Silver Voices, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frank Lewin (1925 - 2008), "Day", published 1960, first performed 1961 [ soprano and chamber ensemble ], from Innocence and Experience, no. 5, New York, American Composers Alliance [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Papale (b. 1937), "Day", published c1967 [ SAB chorus a cappella ], from A Choral Miscellany, Cincinnati: Westwood Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Day", 1966, published 1969, first performed 1967 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Sun, no. 4, New York, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Day", op. 32 no. 4, published 1981, rev. 2003, first performed 1986 [ voice and organ ], from Fearful symmetry, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Day", op. 32a no. 4, published 1981, rev. 2003, first performed 1986 [ voice and piano ], from Fearful symmetry, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "День", copyright © 1981, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-03-15
Line count: 5
Word count: 32
Приходит Солнце на Восток –
Лицо в крови, одежды в злате;
Мечи и копья, шлем и латы –
Кружит воинственный поток,
Огнями ярости объятый.