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The tablet contains a balbale (a kind of Sumerian poem) which is known by the titles "Bridegroom, Spend the Night in Our House Till Dawn" or "A Love Song of Shu-Suen (Shu-Suen B)". Composed of 29 lines, [ 5 ] this poem is a monologue directed to king Shu-Sin (ruled 1972–1964 BC, short chronology , or 2037–2029 BC, long chronology [ 4 ] ).
It is a tragic story of undying love much like the later Romeo and Juliet. This type of love is known as "virgin love" because the lovers never marry or consummate their passion. Other famous virgin love stories set in Arabia are the stories of Qays and Lubna, Kuthair and Azza, Marwa and Al Majnoun Al Faransi, and Antara and Abla.
[a] The poem is also known as phainetai moi (φαίνεταί μοι lit. ' It seems to me ') after the opening words of its first line. It is one of Sappho's most famous poems, describing her love for a young woman. Fragment 31 has been the subject of numerous translations and adaptations from ancient times to the present day.
The Last Immortal (Chinese: 神隐) is a Chinese television series based on the novel Hidden God by Xing Ling, starring Zhao Lusi and Wang Anyu. [1] It is the spin-off of the 2021 drama series Ancient Love Poetry. [2]
'Poem on Khamba Thoibi' [7]), is a Classical Meitei language epic poem based on the ancient love story of Khuman prince Khamba and Moirang princess Thoibi of Ancient Moirang kingdom [a] of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). [8] [9] [10] It is the magnum opus of Hijam Anganghal, the "Bard of Samurou". It is regarded as the national epic of the ...
The Call to Poetry was a one-night performance art / international poetry gathering event held April 5, 2012, in Istanbul, near Taksim Square, widely promoted and heavily attended by international poets to celebrate the history of poetry with a dramatic reading of the world’s oldest love poem, which is housed in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
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He wrote many folk song-like poems on the subjects of wine, love, romantic robbers etc. Many of these early poems have become classics, for example the love poem " A virágnak megtiltani nem lehet " (You Cannot Forbid the Flower; 1843), or " Befordultam a konyhára " (I Turned into the Kitchen; 1843), which uses the ancient metaphor of love and ...