Tyger

There are several official versions of this composition:

the original vocal studio recording from 1987 (and an excerpt of it)
an instrumental live recording from 1988
a vocal remix from 1992
an instrumental studio re-recording from 2013

Details

Recording year 1987

Composer(s) Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Paul Haslinger

Records

Tangerine Dream: Official Releases

1987 Tyger [a] 5:48

Tyger [b] 5:48

Tyger [c] 5:49

Tyger/21st Century Common Man [b] 5:49

Tyger/21st Century Common Man [a] [Titled Tyger (7" version)] 4:27

Tyger/21st Century Common Man [b] [Titled Tyger (7" version)] 4:27

1989 The Best Of Tangerine Dream [a] 5:49

The Best Of Tangerine Dream [b] 5:49

1992 Tyger [d] [1992 remix] 5:13

1993 The Best Of Tangerine Dream [c] 5:49

1995 Atmospherics 5:53

Book Of Dreams [Titled Tyger (Jungle Mystery Song)] 5:37

1996 The Dream Roots Collection [Titled Tyger (Jungle Mystery Song)] 5:37

2000 i-Box [Titled Tyger (William Blake Poem)] 5:37

2003 Rockface [Titled Tyger (Instrumental)][1988 live version] 4:58

2009 Ballads [Titled Tyger (Instrumental)][1988 live version] 4:58

2012 Tyger [e] 5:49

Tyger [e] [Titled Tyger (7" version)] 4:27

2017 Light Flux [a] [Titled Tyger 2013][2013 re-recording 6:08

Light Flux [b] [Titled Tyger 2013][2013 re-recording 6:08

Tangerine Dream: Bootlegs

1992 Ardem 'O' [1988 live version, part of the track Ardem 'O' Part One & Part Two] 4:35

Sound And Effects [1988 live version] 4:41

1993 20th Century Serenades [1987 live version] 6:00

1994 Spherical Harmonics One [1988 live version, part of the track Kaleidoscopic Visions Parts 1-15] 4:53

Tangerine Dream: Fan Releases

2003 Tangerine Leaves Volume 19: Hoffman Estates 1988 [Titled Tyger (Instrumental)][1988 live version] 4:57

Tangerine Leaves Volume 4: Toronto 1988 [1988 live version] 4:57

2004 Tangerine Tree Volume 38: Berlin 1987 [1987 live version] 5:50

Tangerine Tree Volume 42: New Haven 1988 [Titled Tyger (Instrumental)][1988 live version] 4:50

2005 Tangerine Leaves Volume 31: Los Angeles 1988 [Titled Tyger (Instrumental)][1988 live version] 4:51

Tangerine Leaves Volume 48: New Orleans 1988 [1988 live version] 4:53

Tangerine Leaves Volume 56: Milwaukee 1988 [Titled Tyger (Instrumental)][1988 live version] 4:49

2006 Tangerine Leaves Volume 69: Columbus 1988 [1988 live version] 4:50

Tangerine Leaves Volume 88: Sarasota 1988 [1988 live version] 4:52

Tangerine Tree Volume 85: New York 1988 [Titled Tyger (Instrumental)][1988 live version] 4:49

Live Performances

1987 August 01 West Berlin Platz der Republik (Germany)

1988 Aug 25 - Sep 28 North America Tour 1988

Lyrics

Tyger, Tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?

Tyger, Tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

And what shoulder, and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when the heart began to beat
What dread hand, and what dread feet?

What the hammer? What the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dead grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

Tyger, Tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the lamb make thee?

Tyger, Tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

(Written by William Blake)