I Am the Beggar of the World

Book Playlist

I Am the Beggar of the World Playlist

by Eliza Griswold

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 13, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This instrumental sequence follows the book’s movement between intimate expressions of love and longing, the pressures of war and separation, and the endurance of Pashtun women’s oral poetic tradition. Afghan and South Asian classical colors sit alongside restrained piano, strings, and spacious ambient music, giving the playlist a steady, varied arc without competing with the poems.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Pancham Se Gara

Ravi Shankar · Anourag

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2

Raga Jog

Ravi Shankar · 100 Years Ravi Shankar

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3

Raga Chandranandan

Ali Akbar Khan · Traditional Music of India

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4

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

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5

In a Landscape

John Cage · Der Bote

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6

In C

Terry Riley · In C

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7

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47

Max Bruch · Sir!

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8

Sicilienne, Op. 78

Gabriel Fauré · This is Fauré

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9

Canción y Danza No. 6

Federico Mompou · Cataluña

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10

The Pearl

Harold Budd · Wind In Lonely Fences 1970 - 2011

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11

Aerial Boundaries

Michael Hedges · Aerial Boundaries

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12

saman

Ólafur Arnalds · re:member

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13

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

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14

Metamorphosis One

Philip Glass · Joanna Sochacka Plays Philip Glass: Piano Works

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15

The Departure

Michael Nyman · Film Music 1980 - 2001

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16

The Gravel Road (from "The Village")

James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4

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17

The Ludlows

James Horner · The Ludlows

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18

The Mission

Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture

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19

The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

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20

The Promise

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

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