Nature
The Sea Hath Its Pearls
From Translations
Nature
The sea hath its pearls,
The heaven hath its stars;
But my heart, my heart,
My heart hath its love.
Great are the sea and the heaven;
Yet greater is my heart,
And fairer than pearls and stars
Flashes and beams my love.
Thou little, youthful maiden,
Come unto my great heart;
My heart, and the sea, and the heaven
Are melting away with love!
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Codex Note
Translated by Longfellow from Heinrich Heine, German
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MLA
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “The Sea Hath Its Pearls.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/370/.
Chicago
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “The Sea Hath Its Pearls.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/370/.
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