Introduction (Blake, 1794)

Hear the voice of the Bard ( " O hear the voice of the Bard ") is a poem by the English poet and artist William Blake ( 1757-1827 ). It was released as part of his collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience ( "Songs of Innocence and Experience " ) in 1794. It is the input poem ( Introduction) Songs of Experience ( "Songs of Experience ").

Shown Symbolic is " the struggle of the earth as the original force of nature " against the Sternenpol ( starry pole ) and " beach and sea " ( watery shore) " as images of rationalism and materialism (the" sea of space and time ")".

It has often been set to music, including Thea Musgrave of. It is also sung as Carol ( Christmas song ). The composition of this Carol was given for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College in Cambridge in 2013 in order.

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Hear the voice of the Bard! Who Present, Past, & Future sees Whose ears have heard, The Holy Word, That walk'd among the ancient trees. Calling the lapsed Soul And weeping in the evening dew: That might also controll The starry pole; Fall and fall 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 watry shore Is giv'n thee till the break of day.

O hear the voice of the Bard, The present, past and future sees; Its ears have heard The Holy Word, The wandered among the ancient trees; The fleeing soul calling, And weeping in the evening dew: The could control The Sternenpol, And fallen, fallen light renew! " O Earth, O Earth, go back! Arise from the dewy grass! The night is over, And the morning Rises from the sleepy crowd. " Do not turn away from more; Why do you turn away? The canopy of stars, The coastal shores, Are given to you until the break of day. "