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A full text and translation, with commentary, of a prosimetric tale from the rich repertoire of Central and West Asian bards, the first to be published with ready access to recordings of both the prose narration and the sung verse.

Ameneh Youssefzadeh, Ph.D. (1997), Nanterre University, is co-consulting editor of music at Encyclopaedia Iranica (New York). Her publications include several articles, book chapters, CDs, and a monograph, Les bardes du Khorassan iranien: le bakhshi et son répertoire (Paris 2002). Stephen Blum is Professor of Music Emeritus at the City University of New York Graduate Center. His publications deal with general topics (composition, improvisation, modern music history, cultural interaction) and with specific musical practices of Iran, Kurdistan, Europe, and North America.