Apart
from a very significant literary , I am guessing that it was the writer of the screenplay for
that wrote the poem you speak of (becausedoes not include a poem in the
book itself). Regardless, the answer to your question can be found in Scene/Chapter 5 at marker
49:05 - 49:27.
If I had but an hour of love,
If that be all that's given me.
An hour of love; upon this
earth,I would give my love to thee.
The Moore
It was specifically written for the film: a nice addition, I
think, to enthrall a teen audience. HOWEVER, this poem contains a very important allusion (an
indirect reference to a literary work). In addition to Ray Singh speaking of himself as
"the Moor" and referring to himself, then, as Shakespeare's Othello, there is also a
line from Shakespeare's play echoed here in the poem: "I have but an hour Of love, ... To
spend with thee." Ironically, the line is spoken by Desdemona and not Othello. In this
regard, the movie becomes a fun treasure hunt for any Shakespearean
enthusiast.
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