Love
By an Apple Tree
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
Love
I lift my greeting on the wings of the wind
To my friend, when the heat of the day beginneth to cool.
I ask him nought but to remember the day of our parting,
When we made a covenant of love by an apple tree.
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Codex Note
Salaman no. 30. Love and Bridal Songs.
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Halevi, Judah. “By an Apple Tree.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/36/.
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Halevi, Judah. “By an Apple Tree.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/36/.
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