The Lamb

The Lamb is a poem by William Blake, and appears in one of his most famous works, Songs of Innocence.

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The Lamb relates to another of Blake's poems, The Tyger, in Songs of Experience. It is said that the poem was intended to be set to music, which is why the words are so simple. Another interpretation is that the song is a look at childish innocence, and that The Tyger refers to the innocent child growing up.

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The Lamb has been successfully made into a song by Vaughan Williams. It was also put to music by Sir John Tavener, who explained that "The Lamb came to me fully grown and was written in an afternoon and dedicated to my nephew Simon for his 3rd birthday."

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The poem has a clear religious feeling. "We are called by his name" implies that God is present in each one of us.

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William Blake: William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker, or "Author & Printer", as he signed many of his books. He is now widely recognised as a genius of English letters, and one of the foremost (arguably the foremost) visionary artists of the modern a...

Songs of Innocence: :This article is about William Blake's poems. For David Axelrod's album see Songs of Innocence (album)....

The Tyger: "The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake. The poem was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience and was written sometime around 1794. It is one of Blake's best known poems. It is also one of the most analyzed of his poems....

The Lamb related Images and Photos (experimental)

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