Love
Diamonds hast thou, and pearls
Translated by George MacDonald (Rampolli, 1897) · From Rampolli (1897)
Diamonds hast thou, and pearls,
And all by which men lay store;
And of eyes thou hast the fairest--
Darling, what wouldst thou more?
Upon thine eyes so lovely
Have I a whole army-corps
Of undying songs composed--
Dearest, what wouldst thou more?
And with thine eyes so lovely
Thou hast tortured me very sore,
And hast ruined me altogether--
Darling, what wouldst thou more?
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MLA
Heine, Heinrich. “Diamonds hast thou, and pearls.” Translated by George MacDonald. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/612/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Diamonds hast thou, and pearls.” Translated by George MacDonald. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/612/.
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