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A fountain surges from my verse’s house.
Its flowing waters quench the thirst of men—
A fountain from the rock of perfect rhyme,
With waters cold to please the yearning man—
A flow unending…
Contributor:
Sa‘adia Longo
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
End of the 16th Century
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I sinned, so Time has weighed me down with chains;
therefore I can’t attend you in your joy.
But though my chariots—my feet—are slow,
Do not refuse the wish of your anointed (Psalms 132:10).
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Contributor:
Sa‘adia Longo
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
End of the 16th Century