by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation © by Jila Peacock
Hoopoe
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
O Hoopoe of the east wind [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Jila Peacock , appears in Ten Poems from Hafez, first published 2006, copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [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 Sally Beamish (b. 1956), "Hoopoe", 2007, first performed 2007 [tenor and piano], from Four Songs from Hafez, no. 4, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
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