I asked a thief to steal me a peach

I asked a thief to steal me a peach:
He turned up his eyes.
I ask'd a lithe lady to lie her down:
Holy and meek, she cries.

As soon as I went
An Angel came:
He wink'd at the thief,
And smil'd at the dame;

And without one word [said]1
Had a peach from the tree,
[And still as a maid]2
Enjoy'd the lady.

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 Jack Hamilton Beeson (1921-) , "I asked a thief", 1945, from Three Blake Songs, no. 3.
by John Mitchell (1941-) , "I asked a Thief", op. 25 no. 5 (1977), from Visions from the Flame, no. 5.
by Peter Warlock (1894-1930) [pseudonym] , "I asked a thief to steal me a peach", 1917.

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