by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Truly, My Satan, thou art but a Dunce
Language: English
Truly, My Satan, thou art but a Dunce, And dost not know the Garment from the Man; Every Harlot was a Virgin once, Nor can'st thou ever change Kate into Nan. Tho' thou art Worship'd by the Names Divine Of Jesus and Jehovah, thou art still The Son of Morn in weary Night's decline, The lost Traveller's Dream under the Hill.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "To the Accuser who is the God of this World", appears in The Gates of Paradise, first published 1818 [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 Jacquelyn Yvette Beahm (1930 - 1988), "To the Accuser who is the God of this World", 1971 [ low voice, flute, and piano ], from Three Poems by William Blake, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Epilogue to the Accuser who is God of this World", op. 85 no. 3 (1967) [ mixed chorus a cappella ], from Proverbs of Hell, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 61