Love
Love-Song
Translated by Emma Lazarus (Poems, 1889) · From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, vol. II (1889)
Love
"See'st thou o'er my shoulders falling,
Snake-like ringlets waving free?
Have no fear, for they are twisted
To allure thee unto me."
Thus she spake, the gentle dove,
Listen to thy plighted love:--
"Ah, how long I wait, until
Sweetheart cometh back (she said)
Laying his caressing hand
Underneath my burning head."
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Halevi, Judah. “Love-Song.” Translated by Emma Lazarus. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/2/.
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Halevi, Judah. “Love-Song.” Translated by Emma Lazarus. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/2/.
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