Love
Chosen of Bridegrooms
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
Carry ye greeting to the chosen of bridegrooms
And his loved ones and faithful friends—
The greeting of a lover who overcometh the distance with his eyes,
And seeth with his heart, face to face,
When the two children of princes are joined,
Children of nobles, plants of loveliness,
Whose faces give light through the marriage bower
Like stars through the thickness of clouds.
Codex Note
Salaman no. 26. Love and Bridal Songs.
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Halevi, Judah. “Chosen of Bridegrooms.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/32/.
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Halevi, Judah. “Chosen of Bridegrooms.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/32/.
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