by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Thel's Motto
Language: English
Does the Eagle know what is in the pit, Or wilt thou go ask the Mole? Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod, Or Love in a golden bowl?
Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Thel's Motto", appears in The Book of Thel [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Douglas Jamieson (b. 1949), "Thel's Motto", 1977, first performed 1977 [vocal trio of equal voices a cappella], from Rounds for Three Voices, round [text verified 1 time]
- by Walter Kemp (b. 1938), "Thel's Motto", 1958, published c1967 [soprano, tenor, and SATB chorus a cappella], from Five Poems of William Blake, no. 1, Don Mills, Ont. : BMI Canada (Berandol) [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 30