Selected Poems
“Man o To” Berlin-based artist “Nu” real name Fabian Lamar sings in Persian. The lyrics from Rumi’s poem, dedicated to his soul mate Shams-i Tabrizi. Despite appearing as two separate people (two forms), the couple shares a single, shared soul. The final line (“bi man o to” - without you and I) refers to transcending the ego to achieve a pure, spiritual union. Feeling something in it long before I understood what it meant. The poem dissolves identity itself. Nation, religion, selfhood, even the distinction between body and soul collapse. ...