Motif
tearful nightingale in the poet's garden
tearful_nightingale_in_the_poet_s_garden
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.
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sufi
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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz FROM THE DIVAN OF HAFIZ / XVIII / XXIII / XXVII; lines 2305-2334 confidence: high
At clear dawn, before the east reddens and before the rose tears her veil, a nightingale flies through Hafiz's garden, fills its song with tears, and flees.
A nightingale flies through Hafiz's garden, fills its song with tears, and flees.
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