by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
Whether at Naishápúr or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one.
Composition:
- Set to music by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), no title, 1896 [ bass, piano ], from In a Persian Garden, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 8, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 8, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 8, first published 1868
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2006-04-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 31