A Poison Tree (Charles West)

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Editor: Charles West (submitted 2019-04-26). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: I would appreciate notification by email (cghwest@yahoo.co.uk) of intention to perform this work.

Title: A Poison Tree
Composer: Charles West
Lyricist: William Blake

Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TBB

Genre: Secular, Ballade

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

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A POISON TREE

I was angry with my friend:

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.

I was angry with my foe:

I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,

Night and morning with my tears;

And I sunned it with smiles,

And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,

Till it bore an apple bright.

And my foe beheld it shine.

And he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stole

When the night had veiled the pole;

In the morning glad I see

My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

from Songs of Experience 1794 William Blake