The wild flower's song

As I wander'd the forest,
The green leaves among,
I heard a wild flower
Singing a song:

"I slept in the dark
In the silent night,
I murmur'd my fears
And I felt delight.

"In the morning I went
As rosy as morn
To seek for a new Joy,
But I met with scorn."

by William Blake (1757-1827) , from Life, Vol. II, published 1863

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

by Sir Granville Ransome Bantock (1868-1946) , "The wild flower's song", 1907, published 1909, from Three Blake Songs, no. 3.
by Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) , "The wild flower's song", published 1920.
by John Linton Gardner (1917-) , "The wild flower's song", 1976, from Nine poems from the note-book (1793) of William Blake, no. ?
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "The wild flower's song", op. 9 (Seven songs) no. 6 (1912). [voice and piano]
by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) , "The wild flower's song"
by Roger Quilter (1877-1953) , "The wild flower's song", op. 20 no. 2, published 1917, from Three Blake Songs, no. 2.
by Leo Smith (1881-1952) , "The wild flower's song", published 1912.
by Carl Paul Vollrath (1931-) , "The wild flower's song", 1963, from Five Short Songs by William Blake, no. ?
by Raymond Wilding-White (1922-) , "The wild flower's song", published 1972.

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