Mystical Poetry of Rumi in Persian and English

Maryam Daftari, Ali Arsanjani, Sharalyn Harris, Freddy Niagara Fonseca

Saturday, July 22, 2006, 8 p.m., Revelations Bookstore, upstairs.

Rumi, celebrated poet and mystic (1207-1273) of ancient Persia, is the subject of the next Candlelight Reading Series event on Saturday, July 22nd, 2006, 8 p.m. at Revelations Bookstore, upstairs, 112 N Main St, Fairfield, Iowa.

Rumi is one of the most highly regarded exponents of the Sufi mystical poetry tradition. He and that other great mystic/poet, Hafez, are well loved in Eastern countries and have become the most widely read poets in America.

In order to give you a feel for the sound and musicality of the original poetry, some of the poems will be recited in Persian, followed by translations in English. The readers are Maryam Daftari, Ali Arsanjani, Sharalyn Harris and Freddy Niagara Fonseca. Admission is free.

Please note that the series will present poetry of Hafez in August. Stay tuned.

PROGRAM

The Dance of Love Towards the Divine

Introduction with music

Listen to the Reed - AA

Religion of Love - MD

Through Love - Ensemble

Music master - FNF

Only Love Can Explain - MD, AA

Like This SH

Be Melting Snow - MD

Ascent of Man - AA

The Sunrise Ruby - FNF

The Manuscript; Candle in Your Hand; The Gathering of Lovers - MD

Where Everything is Music - FNF

Hail Love - SH & AA (Persian)

I was Dead, I Came Back to Life - FNF, MD, AA (Persian)

Hilat Raha kon Ashegha Nazeri, Voice of Endearment, - FNF

You and Me in Bliss - FNF & SH

Who Will Take Us Home? - AA

Hidden Treasure - MD

I Don’t Recognize Myself - SH P 389, MD 390 (middle paragraph)

You Must Not Go - AA

Become a Mirror - MD

Community of Spirit - FNF

The Creed of Love - AA

The Mystic Way - MD

In Your Light I learn How to Love - FNF

The Monk (Sage in Search) - MD

Who is at my door - FF, SH

Andak Andak – Little by Little - AA

The 2006 Readings

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