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I do not value at a brazen coin
The man who has no vices in his blood,
Never took toll of women’s lips in youth
Nor warmed his nights with wine. Your moralists
Teach one thing, Nature quite another; which of these
Is likely to be right? Yes, cultivate,
But on the plan that she has mapped. Give way,
Give way to the inspired blood of youth
And you shall have a man, no scrupulous fool,
No ethical malingerer in the fray;
A man to lord it over other men,
Soldier or Vizier or adventurous merchant,
The breed of Samson. Man with such youth your armies. Of such is an imperial people made
Who send their colonists and conquerors
Across the world, till the wide earth contains
One language only and a single rule.
Yes, Nature is your grand imperialist,
No moral sermonizer. Rude, hardy stocks
Transplant themselves, expand, outlast the storms
And heat and cold, not slips too gently nurtured
Or lapped in hothouse warmth. Who conquered earth For Islam? Arabs trained in robbery,
Heroes, robust in body and desire.
I’ll get this slavegirl for Fareed to help
His education on. Be lusty, son,
And breed me grandsons like you for my stock.

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from Soundtrack for Śrī Aurobindo play "Viziers Of Bassora", released May 27, 2014

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nādaprem Vilnius, Lithuania

Nādaprem, was born in 1975, Vilnius, Lithuania. Studied viola and Ethnomusicology in Lithuanian Music Academy, Hindustani (North Indian classical) music being the main subject. Started learning bansuri in 2001 with Vinod
Prasanna, continued with Harsh Wardhan. Composer and multi-instrumentalist: viola, bansuri, duduk, keyboard, etc ... ... more

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