Lionel Wheeler's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam part 2

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Entertainment

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• Poetry
• recitals

[lionelwheeler]

Dear friend, Thank you kindly for your generous comment. No, I was not aware of Richard Burton's "KASIDAH" Am looking it up on Google. If I feel I can do it justice I will record it. But it may take time before I can get around to it. The best. Lionel

[Xaxes12]

thanks alot for this, i really love this perfomence!

[lionelwheeler]

Many Thanks

[rgi1fan]

mr wheeler - what great voice and rendition of khayyam, really enjoyed it. have you ever read richard burton's (the 19th century explorer, not the actor) KASIDAH? (google it. ) it is a mystical poem about the intellectual/spiritual journey of his own life. perhaps the greatest english poem that people have never heard. would be great to have it narrated in your voice on youtube. wishing you the best. mat. mansari@wasocal.com here are a few random lines: (as a non english bloke the meter

[QUABLEDISTOCFICKLEPO]

I'm not impressed. If I ever acquire the energy and knowledge required to add appropriate art to Marvin Miller's recitation of the poem, I'll add to YouTube what is the definitive reading of the poem. Of course, there may be better, but I've looked and listened, and I still haven't found anything that can hold a candle to Miller. He was the best. Everyone else should be ashamed, and should have the decency to withdraw his version from circulation.

[staylopictures]

Very, very nice!