by Kabir (1440 - 1518)
Translation © by Robert Bly (b. 1926)
The flute of interior time
Language: English  after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
The flute of interior time is played [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Robert Bly (b. 1926), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Kabir (1440 - 1518) [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 John H. Harbison (b. 1938), "The flute of interior time", 1991, published 1993, first performed 1992 [medium voice or low voice and piano], from The AIDS Quilt Songbook, no. 11, Boosey & Hawkes [text verified 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2013-05-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 79