The pearly treasures of the sea, <br />The lights that spatter heaven above, <br />More precious than these wonders are <br />My heart-of-hearts filled with your love. <br /> <br />The ocean's power, the heavenly sights <br />Cannot outweigh a love filled heart. <br />And sparkling stars or glowing pearls <br />Pale as love flashes, beams and darts. <br /> <br />So, little, youthful maiden come <br />Into my ample, feverish heart <br />For heaven and earth and sea and sky <br />Do melt as love has melt my heart. <br /> <br />The following English translation of 'The Sea Hath its Pearls' was composed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). <br /> <br />The Sea Hath Its Pearls <br /> <br />The sea hath its pearls, <br />The heaven hath its stars; <br />But my heart, my heart, <br />My heart hath its love. <br /> <br />Great are the sea, and the heaven; <br />Yet greater is my heart, <br />And fairer than pearls or stars <br />Flashes and beams my love. <br /> <br />Thou little, youthful maiden, <br />Come unto my great heart; <br />My heart, and the sea and the heaven <br />Are melting away with love!<br /><br />Heinrich Heine<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/of-pearls-and-stars-2/
