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!
- - Heinrich Heine, translated by Longfellow