by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
As then the Tulip for her wonted sup
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
As then the Tulip for her wonted sup Of Heavenly Vintage lifts her chalice up, Do you, twin offspring of the soil, till Heav'n To Earth invert you like an empty Cup.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 43, first published 1868 [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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- Also set in English, a translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883) , no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 40, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 40, first published 1872 ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir, Liza Lehmann.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Armand Robin (1912 - 1961) , appears in Rubayat d'Omar Khayam, Éd. Club français du livre, first published 1958 ; composed by Germain Desbonnet.
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