I fear'd the fury of my wind

I fear'd the fury of my wind
Would blight all blossoms fair and true;
And my sun it shin'd and shin'd,
And my wind it never blew.

But a blossom fair or true
Was not found on any tree;
For all blossoms grew and grew
Fruitless, false, tho' fair to see.

by William Blake (1757-1827)

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

by William Bolcom (1938-) , "I fear'd the fury of my wind", 1966 [alto and tenor/counter-tenor voices and ensemble of alto flute, harp, piano and viola], from Morning and Evening Poems, no. 3.
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "Barren blossom", op. 25 (Seven songs) no. 7 (1917). [voice and piano]

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