by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207 - 1273)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Sit, be still, and listen
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
Sit, be still, and listen, because you’re drunk and we’re at the edge of the sky.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207 - 1273) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Parisa Sabet (b. 1980), no title, 2014 [ soprano and piano ], from Dance in your Blood, no. 1
Score: Plangere Editions [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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