by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
Why," said another, "Some there are who...
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
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"Why," said another, "Some there are who tell "Of one who threatens he will toss to Hell "The luckless Pots he marr'd in making -- Pish! "He's a Good Fellow, and 'twill all be well."
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 88, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 88, first published 1872 [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]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "Why," said another, "Some there are who tell", published [1909] [ soli, chorus, and orchestra ], from Omar Khayyám, Part III, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
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, First Edition, no. 64, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 95, first published 1859 ; composed by Don Murray.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-22
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