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The Luris Sent Out with Their Lutes

The Luris Sent Out with Their Lutes

From D10.39, Bahram Calls the Gypsies from Hindustan. It illustrates D10.39.14–22:

  • D10.39.14
    When they arrived, the Shah received the folk,And gave to each an ox to bear the yoke.
  • D10.39.15
    An ass he gave to each for loads to bear,And bade them farm the land with skill and care.
  • D10.39.16
    His officers gave wheat enough to sow,A thousand loads, to make their harvest grow.
  • D10.39.17
    “They shall use ox and ass to work the field,And sow this wheat to make the harvest yield.
  • D10.39.18
    Besides, they shall make music for the poor,And ask no fee, that pleasure may endure.”
  • D10.39.19
    The Luris ate the wheat and oxen too;A year passed; pale of face, to him they drew.
  • D10.39.20
    The Shah said, “Yours was not the farmer’s toil,To scatter seed and reap the fruitful soil.
  • D10.39.21
    Your asses still remain; now load and sing,And make the silken strings of music ring.”
  • D10.39.22
    Thus, seeking bread, they wandered on their way,And roamed as thieves by night as well as day.

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