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Let me sleep, for my soul is intoxicated with love and / Let me rest, for my spirit has had its bounty of days and nights; / Light the candles and burn the incense around my bed, and / Scatter leaves of jasmine and roses over my body; / Embalm my hair with frankincense and sprinkle my feet with perfume, / And read what the hand of Death has written on my forehead.
Let me rest in the arms of Slumber, for my open eyes are tired; / Let the silver-stringed lyre quiver and soothe my spirit; / Weave from the harp and lute a veil around my withering heart.