I think the Vessel, that with fugitive
Articulation answer'd, once did live,
And [merry-make; and the cold]1 Lip I kiss'd
How many Kisses might it take -- and give!

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¹ second edition: "drink; and that impassive" ; third and fourth editions : "drink; and Ah! the passive"

Text Authorship:

• by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 35, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 39, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 36, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 36, 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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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "I think the Vessel, that with fugitive", published 1906 [ soli, chorus, and orchestra ], from Omar Khayyám, Part I, no. 36, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in French (Français), a translation by Jean-Baptiste Nicolas (1814 - 1875) , no title, appears in Les Quatrains de Khèyam, no. 28, first published 1867 ; composed by Germain Desbonnet.
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• Also set in French (Français), a translation by Armand Robin (1912 - 1961) , no title, appears in Rubayat d'Omar Khayam, Éd. Club français du livre, first published 1958 ; composed by Germain Desbonnet.
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