The Ballad of Iskander
By James Elroy Flecker
Narrated by Denis Daly
Sultan Iskander sat him down
On his golden throne, in his golden crown,
And shouted, "Wine and flute-girls three,
And the Captain, ho! of my ships at sea."
He drank his bowl of wine; he kept
The flute-girls dancing till they wept,
Praised and kissed their painted lips,
And turned to the Captain of All his Ships
And cried, "O Lord of my Ships that go
From the Persian Gulf to the Pits of Snow,
Inquire for men unknown to man!"
Music
Fingal's Cave - Overture
By Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra
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