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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 or 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!

English translation of "The Sea Hath its Pearls"
composed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

AD FINEM
by: Heinrich Heine

The years they come and go,
The races drop in the grave,
Yet never the love doth so
Which here in my heart I have.

Could I see thee but once, one day,
And sink down so on my knee,
And die in thy sight while I say,
"Lady, I love but thee!"

English translation of "Ad Finem"
composed by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Heinrich Heine lived at a time of major social and political changes. The French Revolution (1789-99) and the Napoleonic Wars deeply influenced thinking. Born in Düsseldorf, he died in Paris, where he had lived from 1831 as one of the central figures of the literary scene. learn more 

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