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; 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!