{"id":162,"date":"2012-10-27T23:46:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T04:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=162"},"modified":"2013-03-11T22:42:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T03:42:00","slug":"attar-and-carminho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2012\/10\/27\/attar-and-carminho\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Attar and Carminho"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Soul&#8217;s Dilemma<\/h1>\n<p>Once again, each day,<\/p>\n<p>I travel the path of your love<\/p>\n<p>Every night without fail<\/p>\n<p>I mourn your absence anew.<\/p>\n<p>My soul lacks the courage<\/p>\n<p>to love one<\/p>\n<p>such as you-<\/p>\n<p>and my heart lacks the strength<\/p>\n<p>to abandon you too<\/p>\n<p>-&#8216;Attar<\/p>\n<p>From Love&#8217;s Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition.\u00a0 New World Library, 2006.<\/p>\n<h1>I wrote your name on the wind&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4rsOKWc6j5c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Translation of lyrics:<\/p>\n<p>I wrote your name in the wind<\/p>\n<p>Convinced that I was writing it<\/p>\n<p>Upon the page of oblivion<\/p>\n<p>That was lost in the wind (x 2)<\/p>\n<p>And when I\u00a0 saw it still buried<\/p>\n<p>In the dust of the road<\/p>\n<p>I thought my heart was free<\/p>\n<p>From the bonds of your affection (x 2)<\/p>\n<p>Poor me, I had no idea<\/p>\n<p>That just like me<\/p>\n<p>The wind would fall in love<\/p>\n<p>With that name of yours<\/p>\n<p>And as the wind tosses and turns<\/p>\n<p>so does my torment<\/p>\n<p>I want to forget you, believe me<\/p>\n<p>But there is more and more wind<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>I whispered your name to the wind<\/h1>\n<h6>I whispered your name to the wind<\/h6>\n<h6>It set the trees\u2019 leaves all aflame<\/h6>\n<h6>They fell, spelling your name in dust<\/h6>\n<h6>Which then\u00a0lept up\u00a0to dance and sing<\/h6>\n<h6>And when the\u00a0dust fell down dead\u00a0tired<\/h6>\n<h6>The earth\u2019s heart split in longing pain<\/h6>\n<h6>And when the sky asked earth what\u2019s wrong?<\/h6>\n<h6>The ground could only groan your name<\/h6>\n<h6>And then the clouds welled up with tears<\/h6>\n<h6>The lovesick sky began to rain<\/h6>\n<h6>Then sun scattered the clouds but when<\/h6>\n<h6>He saw what the sky\u2019s tears contained<\/h6>\n<h6>He flushed with love, fainted away<\/h6>\n<h6>And only the dark night remained<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0The moon woke up and asked the stars<\/h6>\n<h6>About the sunlight\u2019s dying flame<\/h6>\n<h6>They winked and all whispered your name<\/h6>\n<h6>The moon blushed black, and closed his eyes<\/h6>\n<h6>His image in the ocean sighed<\/h6>\n<h6>The sea&#8217;s smooth surface heaved and writhed<\/h6>\n<h6>As\u00a0whales wept with the mourning tide<\/h6>\n<h6>And then the Moon&#8217;s heart broke in two<\/h6>\n<h6>One piece is me, one piece is you<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0And I swear by your name it\u2019s true<\/h6>\n<h6>I\u2019ve seen just what your name can do<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Soul&#8217;s Dilemma Once again, each day, I travel the path of your love Every night without fail I mourn your absence anew. 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