Love
Unto the Stars to reach thee
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
Would that morning might pursue me with the wind
That kisseth her mouth and swayeth her body;
And would the clouds might bear to her my greeting—
Then, like her frame, so would the hardness of her heart be moved.
Thou gazelle, that choosest to rest upon the stars',
Have pity upon him who must fly unto the stars to reach thee.
Codex Note
Salaman no. 35. Love and Bridal Songs.
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Halevi, Judah. “Unto the Stars to reach thee.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/41/.
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Halevi, Judah. “Unto the Stars to reach thee.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/41/.
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