Texts by J. Rūmī set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
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A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• All through eternity () - N. Bacri (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• Beauty and love () - N. Bacri (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗ *
• Bonfire at midnight () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• Five quatrains [song cycle] () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• Friend () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• Give Sorrow Words () - K. Ginther [x]
• Ich bin die Reb', o komm, und sei der Rebe - F. von Woyrsch ⊗
• Ich bin die Reb' (Ich bin die Reb', o komm, und sei der Rebe) - F. von Woyrsch ⊗
• Importance of Gourdcrafting () - D. Del Tredici (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗ *
• Inside this new love, die - D. Del Tredici, G. Walker (Quietness) ⊗ *
• Jars of springwater [song cycle] () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗ *
• Khayâl () - P. Hersant (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• Lean your cheek, rest a moment - B. Adolphe (Lean your cheek) ⊗
• Lean your cheek (Lean your cheek, rest a moment) - B. Adolphe ⊗
• Neues Leben (Wohl endet Tod des Lebens Not) - C. Banck ⊗
• O, nie śpij, druhu, nocy tej - K. Szymanowski ⊗
• Persisches Lied (Wohl endet Tod des Lebens Not) - A. Schottky ⊗
• Pieśń o nocy (O, nie śpij, druhu, nocy tej) - K. Szymanowski ⊗
• Quietness (Inside this new love, die) - D. Del Tredici, G. Walker ⊗ *
• Sometimes I forget completely () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• Stirb und werde (Wohl endet Tod des Lebens Not) - E. Mattiesen ⊗
• The guest house () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• The Music [song cycle] () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• The names () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• The Spirit of the Saints () - R. Panufnik [x]
• This is love () - N. Bacri (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗ *
• What was said to the rose () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• Wohl endet Tod des Lebens Not - C. Banck, E. Mattiesen, A. Schottky ⊗
• Words with my mouth () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗
• You are as you are () - G. Busby (Text: Anonymous after Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī) [x] ⊗

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