As then the Tulip for her morning sup Of Heav'nly Vintage from the Soil looks up, Do you devoutly do the like, till Heav'n To Earth invert you -- like an empty Cup.
As then the Tulip for her morning sup
Set by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "As then the Tulip for her morning sup", 1896 [ bass and piano ], from In a Persian Garden, no. 21  [sung text checked 1 time]
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- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 40, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 40, first published 1872
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: Barbara MillerSo when [the]1 Angel of the darker Drink At last shall find you by the river-brink, And, offering his Cup, invite your Soul Forth to your Lips to quaff -- you shall not shrink.
Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 43, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 43, first published 1872
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 Houseley, Lehmann: "that"
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