The Other Rubáiyát

Nick Lee · 13 Nov 2011, 17:53 · from 2011-November.txt.gz

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From: starwaterstrain at gmail.com (Nick Lee)
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:53:42 -0600
Subject: (urth) =?iso-8859-1?q?The_Other_Rub=E1iy=E1t?=
Message-ID: <CAMwAopR7fB=_-OfRftXm4xZysAKeviY9=gOK4NhOPo-QByvyzg at mail.gmail.com>

I think you're all on the wrong track. Doubtless the most illuminating
version of the text is this translation:

Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight
> The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light:
> Which means, in Plain and simple every-day
> Unoriental Speech?The Dawn is bright.
>


> They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.
> Then rise, O Kitten! Wherefore, sleeping, waste
> The Fruits of Virtue? Quick! the Early Bird
> Will soon be on the Flutter?O make haste!


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