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,

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!