by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
To a lovely myrtle bound
Language: English
To a lovely myrtle bound, Blossoms showering all around, Oh, how weak and weary I Underneath my myrtle lie! Why should I be bound to thee, O my lovely myrtle tree? Love, free love cannot be bound To any tree that grows on ground.
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Sometimes titled "To my Myrtle" with only lines 1-6Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "In a myrtle shade" [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 Richard Franko Goldman (1910 - 1980), "To a lovely myrtle bound", 1929, published c1952 [ medium voice and piano ], from Two Poems of William Blake, no. 1, NY : Mercury Music Corp. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "In a myrtle shade", op. 9 (Three Poems) no. 1, A. 45 (1916), published 1918 [ high voice and piano ], New York, G. Schirmer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Basil Harwood (1859 - 1949), "In a myrtle shade", op. 3 (Six Songs) no. 5, published 1885 [ high voice and piano ], London, Stanley Lucas, Weber & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 44