Nurse's song (Blake, set by W. Bolcom, D. Haines) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


When the voices of children are heard on the green 
And whisp'rings are in the dale, 
The days of my youth rise fresh in my mind, 
My face turns green and pale. 

Then come home, my children, the sun is gone down, 
And the dews of night arise; 
Your spring & your day are wasted in play, 
And your winter and night in disguise.

Input by Ahmed E. Ismail

Authorship

William Blake (1757-1827)

Songs of Innocence and Experience

Songs of Experience

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

William Bolcom (1938-)

Songs of Experience, Volume One

David Haines (1956-)

Songs of Experience

Date added to the website: 2005-01-17.

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