Paroles - Musique Classique, Compositeur John Mitchell

HEAR THE VOICE OF THE BARD


Set by John Mitchell  (1941-) op. 25, Visions from the Flame, no. 1 (1977).
Text by William Blake (1757-1827)


Hear the voice of the Bard!
Who Present, Past, and Future sees;
Whose ears have heard
The Holy Word,
That walked among the ancient trees,

Calling the lapsed Soul,
And weeping in the evening dew;
That might control
The starry pole,
And fallen, fallen, light renew!

"O Earth, O Earth, return!
Arise from out the dewy grass;
Night is worn,
And the morn
Rises from the slumberous mass.

"Turn away no more;
Why wilt thou turn away?
The starry floor,
The watery shore,
Is given thee till break of day."