"Prelude" is for baritone voice accompanied
by harp, tambourine, and triangle ; no. 1 - 5 are with
the accompaniment of piano. - Text in English and
German. - Prelude. 1. "Alá,
yá! Send the cup round." 2. "Oh,
glory of full-mooned fairness." 3.
"Saki! dye the cup's rim deep." 4.
"Sufî, hither gaze!" 5. The new
moon's silver sickle.
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