by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Rintrah roars & shakes his fires in the...
Language: English
Rintrah roars & shakes his fires in the burden'd air; Hungry clouds swag on the deep Once meek, and in a perilous path, The just man kept his course along The vale of death. Roses are planted where thorns grow. And on the barren heath Sing the honey bees. Then the perilous path was planted: And a river, and a spring On every cliff and tomb; And on the bleached bones Red clay brought forth. Till the villain left the paths of ease, To walk in perilous paths, and drive The just man into barren climes. Now the sneaking serpent walks In mild humility. And the just man rages in the wilds Where lions roam. Rintrah roars & shakes his fires in the burden'd air; Hungry clouds swag on the deep.
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Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The argument", appears in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell [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 Curtis Bryant (b. 1949), "The argument", 1983, published 1984 [bass-baritone and piano], from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
- by Justus Frederick Matthews (b. 1945), "The argument, from William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"", 1971. [sixteen-part chorus a cappella] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 22
Word count: 131