Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Nightingale calling to the rose for wine

nightingale_calling_to_the_rose_for_wine

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam PREFACE / EDWARD HERON-ALLEN. / EXPLANATION OF THE REFERENCES IN THE FOLLOWING PARALLELS / ANALYSIS OF EDWARD FITZGERALD'S QUATRAINS; lines 2076-2236 confidence: medium

    “David's lips are lockt” while “the Nightingale cries to the Rose” with “Wine” and “Red Wine.”

    The fragment has the nightingale cry 'Wine' and 'Red Wine' to the rose while David is silent.

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