Morning

To find the Western path,
Right thro' the Gates of Wrath
I urge my way;
Sweet Mercy leads me on
With soft repentant moan:
I see the break of day.

The war of swords and spears,
Melted by dewy tears,
Exhales on high;
The Sun is freed from fears,
And with soft grateful tears
Ascends the sky.

by William Blake (1757-1827) , "Morning", c1800-10, from the Rossetti manuscript, part II

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

by Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965) , "Daybreak", L. 694 (1946), published c1950, first performed 1947. [high voice, piano]
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "Daybreak", op. 9 (Seven songs) no. 7 (1912). [voice and piano]
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "Morning", op. 32 no. 3, published 1981, rev. 2003, first performed 1986 [voice and organ], from Fearful symmetry, no. 3.
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "Morning", op. 32a no. 3, published 1981, rev. 2003, first performed 1986 [voice and piano], from Fearful symmetry, no. 3.

RUS Russian [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov)

Date added to the website: 2007-03-09.

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Utro

Mercajushchij Zakat
U samykh Gnevnykh Vrat
Zastal menja.
Proshchen'em okryljon
Vnimal ja tikhij ston           
Ugasnuvshego dnja;
 
No prekratilas' vmig
Bor'ba mechej i pik
I jej vosled,
Zabyv svoj prezhnij strakh,
Slezami na glazakh    
Blesnul rassvet.

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Note on Transliteration

Singable translation by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "Utro", copyright © 1981, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

a text in English by William Blake (1757-1827) , "Morning", c1800-10, from the Rossetti manuscript, part II

Date added to the website: 2008-01-23.