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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

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

(Spanje, 1021)

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I\'M PRINCE TO THE POEM

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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