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On another sorrow's

from Blake by pappacena/vezzani

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On Another’s Sorrow
(William Blake)

Can I see another's woe,
And not be in sorrow too?
Can I see another's grief,
And not seek for kind relief?

Can I see a falling tear,
And not feel my sorrow's share?
Can a father see his child
Weep, nor be with sorrow filled?

Can a mother sit and hear
An infant groan, an infant fear?
No, no! never can it be!
Never, never can it be!

And can He who smiles on all
Hear the wren with sorrows small,
Hear the small bird's grief and care,
Hear the woes that infants bear -

And not sit beside the nest,
Pouring pity in their breast,
And not sit the cradle near,
Weeping tear on infant's tear?

And not sit both night and day,
Wiping all our tears away?
O no! never can it be!
Never, never can it be!

He doth give His joy to all:
He becomes an infant small,
He becomes a man of woe,
He doth feel the sorrow too.

Think not thou canst sigh a sigh,
And thy Maker is not by:
Think not thou canst weep a tear,
And thy Maker is not near.

O He gives to us His joy,
That our grief He may destroy:
Till our grief is fled and gone
He doth sit by us and moan.

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from Blake, released November 28, 2014
lead vocals, guitars, and bass guitar: Fabio Pappacena
keyboads, strings, and programming: Giacomo Vezzani
backing vocals: Elsa Bossi

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Pappacena/Vezzani Rome, Italy

Our modern songs took their shape from Blake’s corpora, including Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and and almost all of them have been initially composed for guitar and voice, in order to testify that the complete works of William Blake don’t fall under the wear and tear of time and it’s now as then beating fast with a ceaseless truth. ... more

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