Scheherazade

Rimsky-Korsakov : Scheherazade (1)

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There are indeed many wonders,
and with regard
to the stories
people tell
one another,
it may be that such tales go
beyond the true account and,
embellished with
iridescent lies,
beguile them.
--Pindar



The Arabian Nights (Burton translation)
The Thousand and One Nights (Lane translation)