Ah, moon of my delight, that knows no wane, The moon of Heav'n is rising once again: How oft hereafter rising shall she look Through this same garden after me - in vain!
Ah, moon of my delight, who know'st no wane
Set by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), no title, 1896 [ tenor and piano ], from In a Persian Garden, no. 20 [Sung Text]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 74, first published 1859
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]And when Thyself with shining Foot shall pass Among the Guests Star-scatter'd on the Grass, And in thy joyous Errand reach the Spot Where I made one - turn down an empty Glass!
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 75, first published 1859
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
See other settings of this text.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Author(s): Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)