by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Are not the joys of morning sweeter
Language: English
Are not the joys of morning sweeter Than the joys of night? And are the vigorous joys of youth Ashamèd of the light? Let age and sickness silent rob The vineyards in the night; But those who burn with vigorous youth Pluck fruits before the light.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, from Life, Vol. II, first published 1863 [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 Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "Young love", published 1910 [ SSA trio and piano ], London : Novello ; partsong [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Young love", op. 9 (Seven songs) no. 2 (1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Luening (1900 - 1996), "Young love", 1928, published c1944 [ high voice and piano ], from Three Songs for High Voice and Piano, no. 2, New York, G. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Erwin Wölffling.
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