Songs Of Innocence (1789)
Little Lamb
who made thee?
Dost thou
know who made thee?
Gave thee
life & bid thee feed
By the
stream & o'er the mead;
Gave thee
clothing of delight,
Softest
clothing, wooly, bright;
Gave thee
such a tender voice
Making all
the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb
who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Little Lamb
I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb
I'll tell thee:
He is
called by thy name,
For he
calls himself a Lamb:
He is meek
& he is mild;
He became a
little child:
I a child
& thou a lamb,
We are
called by his name.
Little Lamb
God bless thee.
Little Lamb
God bless thee.
The Lamb, by William Blake (1757-1827)
Songs Of Innocence and Of Experience - Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul (1794)
William Blake, Poems and Prophecies, J.M. Dent & Sons, LTD
Little lamb represents clearly a child.
ResponderEliminarThe title of poem is songs of innocence that was a good choice because when the children were small they don’t have conscience of existential problems, ex: How I came to the world?
The little lamb was a good character to show how we were at children, before be teens we gave more importance to the animals because as we they are dependent of them parents. Sometimes we think that animals were part of our rational world.
When we were children we did a lot of questions, for everything and nothing, lots of them without answer; it’s strange the human evolution; all the children show motivation to learn more and more.
The poem talks about the relationship between the child and the little lamb. The child talks innocently to the little lamb, as we how to talk with a human! That is funny and it’s how we were at children. When the animal species are small, all of them are beautiful.
The poem has a good rhythm, therefore can be sung.
Songs of innocence, because the conversation of a child doesn't have bad instincts, it’s pure...
That's a fantastic poem!Has a lot of good information.
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