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Four Songs from Hafez

Song Cycle by Sally Beamish (b. 1956)

1. Nightingale
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Roaming the dawn garden to gather flowers
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Jila Peacock , appears in Ten Poems from Hafez, first published 2006, copyright ©

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  • a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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2. Peacock
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Until your hair falls through the fingers of the breeze
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Jila Peacock , appears in Ten Poems from Hafez, first published 2006, copyright ©

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3. Fish
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
When my beloved offers the cup
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Text Authorship:

  • by Jila Peacock , appears in Ten Poems from Hafez, first published 2006, copyright ©

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4. Hoopoe
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
O Hoopoe of the east wind
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Text Authorship:

  • by Jila Peacock , appears in Ten Poems from Hafez, first published 2006, copyright ©

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Total word count: 366
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