Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, waits twelve years in Orphalese for a ship to take him home. When he sees the ship from the hillside, he feels bittersweet about boarding, but he cannot remain. He envies the mariners, who enjoy peace and freedom. As people flock in from the fields to see him off, Almustafa wonders what he can give them now and muses about what he has been to them: harp, flame, seeker of silence and guardian of the night. He cannot speak his innermost secret. The elders beg him to remain and priests and priestesses proclaim their.....
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