"I am writing

"I am writing
Only for myself, and only Layla,
Writing in that word a volume
Over which forever poring,
From her very name I sip in fancy
Till I drink her lip."

Chorus:
 "Only Layla"

by Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883)

a text in Persian by Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami (1414-1492) , from Salaman and Absal [text unavailable]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) , "Majnun's love song", op. 273 no. 8 (1973) [tenor, SATB chorus, trumpet, and strings], from Symphony no. 24, "Majnun", no. 8.
by Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) , "The mysterious beloved", op. 273 no. 9 (1973), lines 1-2 [SATB chorus, trumpet, and strings], from Symphony no. 24, "Majnun", no. 9.

Date added to the website: 2009-10-30.

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