THE SEA HATH ITS PEARLS

by: Heinrich Heine (1799-1856)

      HE sea hath its pearls,
      The heaven hath its stars;
      But my heart, my heart,
      My heart hath its love.
       
      Great are the sea, and the heaven;
      Yet greater is my heart,
      And fairer than pearls or stars
      Flashes and beams my love.
       
      Thou little, youthful maiden,
      Come unto my great heart;
      My heart, and the sea and the heaven
      Are melting away with love!

This English translation of "The Sea Hath its Pearls" was composed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).

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