by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in...
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry," Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup" Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry."
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 2, 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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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883) , no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 2, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 2, first published 1872 ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir, Henry Houseley, Liza Lehmann.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Jean-Baptiste Nicolas (1814 - 1875) , no title, appears in Les Quatrains de Khèyam, no. 1, first published 1867 ; composed by Germain Desbonnet.
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Word count: 33