{"id":348,"date":"2012-12-12T20:50:03","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T01:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=348"},"modified":"2013-03-13T02:51:09","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T07:51:09","slug":"camaron-and-hafez-loves-minstrels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2012\/12\/12\/camaron-and-hafez-loves-minstrels\/","title":{"rendered":"Camaron and Hafez: Love&#8217;s Minstrels"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/XySNShonCIg?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>Strumming the strings of his guitar,<br \/>\nStrumming the strings of his guitar,<br \/>\nA Sultan complained of his Queen.<\/p>\n<p>Two wells of stars, your black eyes,<br \/>\nAnd a moonless rose, your black hair,<br \/>\nYour black hair, your black hair,<br \/>\nTwo wells of stars, your black eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The rosemary bush smells of your body,<br \/>\nThe rosemary bush smells of your body,<br \/>\nNo jasmine on earth is more tender<br \/>\nNo jasmine on earth is more tender.<\/p>\n<p>Although a powerful king, I am a beggar,<br \/>\nAlthough a powerful king, I am a beggar,<br \/>\nIf I lack the flames of your love,<br \/>\nOf your love, of your love,<br \/>\nIf I lack the fire of your love.<\/p>\n<p>Do not mess with me anymore,<br \/>\nDo not mess with me anymore,<br \/>\nBecause you know too well<br \/>\nBecause you tease me<br \/>\nBecause you tease me.<\/p>\n<h6>Original:<\/h6>\n<h6>Rasgueando las cuerdas de su guitarra,<br \/>\nRasgueando las cuerdas de su guitarra,<br \/>\nUn sult\u00e1n se quejaba de su sultana.<\/h6>\n<h6>Son dos pozos de estrellas tus ojos negros,<br \/>\nY una rosa sin luna tu pelo negro,<br \/>\nTu pelo negro, tu pelo negro,<br \/>\nSon dos pozos de estrellas, tus ojos negros.<\/h6>\n<h6>A mata de romero huele tu cuerpo,<br \/>\nA mata de romero huele tu cuerpo,<br \/>\nNo hay en la tierra mora jazmin mas tierno<\/h6>\n<h6>No hay en la tierra mora jazmin mas tierno<\/h6>\n<h6>\nSiendo un rey poderoso soy un mendigo,<br \/>\nSiendo un rey poderoso soy un mendigo,<br \/>\nSi me faltan las llamas de tu cari\u00f1o,<br \/>\nDe tu cari\u00f1o, de tu cari\u00f1o,<br \/>\nSi me faltan las llamas de tu cari\u00f1o.<\/h6>\n<h6>No te metas m\u00e1s conmigo,<br \/>\nNo te metas m\u00e1s conmigo,<br \/>\nPorque de sobra t\u00fa sabes<br \/>\nQue t\u00fa roneas conmigo,<br \/>\nQue t\u00fa roneas conmigo.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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\/hg2gesma3B0?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<h6>Translation:<\/h6>\n<h6>Love&#8217;s minstel has wonderful harmony and melody<\/h6>\n<h6>Every song in his repertoire has a path to a place<\/h6>\n<h6>May the world never be empty of the cry of lovers<\/h6>\n<h6>Because it has a sweet and joyful voice<\/h6>\n<h6>Although our dreg-draining Pir has neither gold nor force,<\/h6>\n<h6>He has a sin-forgiving and fault-concealing God<\/h6>\n<h6>My heart was honoured like this sugar-worshipping fly<\/h6>\n<h6>Since he became Your desire, he has the splendor of the Huma<\/h6>\n<h6>It is not far from justice, if he asks around<\/h6>\n<h6>that king who has a beggar for a neighbor<\/h6>\n<h6>I showed my bloody tears to the physicians, they said:<\/h6>\n<h6>&#8220;It&#8217;s love&#8217;s pain and the burning of the liver has the cure&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>Avoid the tyranny of glances, for in Love&#8217;s way<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0Each act has a recompense, and every deed, a reward<\/h6>\n<h6>That idol of a Christian wine seller well said:<\/h6>\n<h6>&#8220;Enjoy the happiness on the face of a pure one&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>O Great King! 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