“Kalevala” – Arabic Calligraphy Original Art by Kamil Dow

Artwork details

Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2018
Size: 45×60 cm (17.7″×23.6″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Other songs the winds have sung me; / Many birds from many forests, / Oft have sung me lays n concord / Waves of sea, and ocean billows, / Music from the many waters, / Music from the whole creation, / Oft have been my guide and master. / Sentences the trees created.” (Kalevala, proem. | Elias Lönnrot. Translated by: John Martin Crawford)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“كانت مع الريح تهب ترانيم أخرى / وتراتيل أخرى فوق العباب تصل / ربطت الطيور الكلمات / وقمم الأشجار شكّلت الجمل.” (كاليفالا، الفاتحة. | إلياس لونروت. ترجمة: سحبان أحمد مروة)

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Artwork details

Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2018
Size: 45×60 cm (17.7″×23.6″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper

Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“Other songs the winds have sung me; / Many birds from many forests, / Oft have sung me lays n concord / Waves of sea, and ocean billows, / Music from the many waters, / Music from the whole creation, / Oft have been my guide and master. / Sentences the trees created.” (Kalevala, proem. | Elias Lönnrot. Translated by: John Martin Crawford)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“كانت مع الريح تهب ترانيم أخرى / وتراتيل أخرى فوق العباب تصل / ربطت الطيور الكلمات / وقمم الأشجار شكّلت الجمل.” (كاليفالا، الفاتحة. | إلياس لونروت. ترجمة: سحبان أحمد مروة)

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