Proverbe VI | Les heures de la folie sont mesurées par l'horloge ;

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by William Blake (1757 - 1827)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Proverb VI

Language: English

Our translations: CAT FRE

The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock;
But of wisdom, no clock can measure.
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.

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 VI", op. 74 no. 11, from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

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

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Proverbe VI

Language: French (Français) after the English

Les heures de la folie sont mesurées par l'horloge ;
Mais celles de la sagesse, aucune horloge ne peut les mesurer.
L'abeille occupée n'a pas de temps pour le chagrin.
L'éternité est amoureuse des productions de temps.

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a text in English by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-01
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