For whether ZAL and Rustam heed this Sign, And even smitten thus, will not repine, Let ZAL and Rustam shuffle as they may, The Fine once levied they must Cash the Fine.
"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories"
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Last Updated: February 18, 2009
Of his rubato I treat in the chapter devoted to the Mazurkas, making also an attempt to define the "ZAL" of his playing and music.
"Chopin: The Man and His Music"
James Huneker
That subtle quality, for an Occidental, enigmatic, which the Poles call ZAL, is in some of them; in others the fun is almost rough and roaring.
"Chopin: The Man and His Music"
James Huneker