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    Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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    I\'M PRINCE TO THE POEM

    I’m prince to the poem my slave,
       I’m harp to the court musicians,
    my song is a turban for viziers’ heads,
       a crown for kings in their kingdoms:

    and here I’ve lived just sixteen years,
       and my heart is like eighty within them.
    © Translation: 2001, Peter Cole

    I\'M PRINCE TO THE POEM

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    I\'M PRINCE TO THE POEM

    I’m prince to the poem my slave,
       I’m harp to the court musicians,
    my song is a turban for viziers’ heads,
       a crown for kings in their kingdoms:

    and here I’ve lived just sixteen years,
       and my heart is like eighty within them.
    © 2001, Peter Cole

    I\'M PRINCE TO THE POEM

    I’m prince to the poem my slave,
       I’m harp to the court musicians,
    my song is a turban for viziers’ heads,
       a crown for kings in their kingdoms:

    and here I’ve lived just sixteen years,
       and my heart is like eighty within them.
    © 2001, Peter Cole
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