The worldly hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes, or it prospers; and anon Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty face, Lighting a little hour or two -- [is]1 gone.
The worldly hope men set their Hearts upon
Set by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "The worldly hope men set their Hearts upon", 1896 [ contralto solo ], from In a Persian Garden, no. 16 [sung text checked 1 time]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 14, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 17, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 16, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 16, first published 1859 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Fitzgerald has "was" in the second and third editions.
Researcher for this text: Barbara Miller
Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai, Whose [Portals]1 are alternate Night and Day, How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp, Abode his [destined hour]2 and went his way.
Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 16, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 18, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 17, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 17, first published 1859 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)1 in the first edition alone: "Doorways"
2 in the first edition alone: "Hour or two"
Researcher for this text: Barbara Miller
Waste not your [hour, nor in the vain pursuit
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Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 56, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 54, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 54, first published 1868 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)1 second edition: "merry"
2 Lehmann, number 16: "hour!" (and the rest omitted)
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