From the German. The Sea hath its Pearls. Translations. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1893. Complete Poetical Works

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882). Complete Poetical Works. 1893.

Translations

From the German.
The Sea hath its Pearls


By Heinrich Heine 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,	5
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;	10
My heart, and the sea, and the heaven
Are melting away with love!