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Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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.

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.

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.
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