Proverbe V | Les tigres de la colère sont plus sages que les chevaux de l'enseignement

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by William Blake (1757 - 1827)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Proverb V

Language: English

Our translations: CAT FRE

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.

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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]

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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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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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Proverbe V

Language: French (Français) after the English

Les tigres de la colère sont plus sages que les chevaux de l'enseignement.
Si le fou persistait dans sa folie, il deviendrait sage.
Si d'autres n'avaient pas été fous, nous devrions l'être.

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a text in English by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
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