The Sea Hath Its Pearls
from The German Of Heinrich Heine
The Sea Hath Its Pearls - meaning Summary
Heart Surpasses Nature
A speaker uses simple natural images—the sea with its pearls and the heaven with its stars—to claim that his heart and its love surpass them in magnitude and beauty. Addressing a young maiden, he invites her to come into his great heart, insisting that sea, heaven, and heart alike are overwhelmed and melting away with love. The tone is declarative, ardent, and direct, emphasizing intensity over complex argument.
Read Complete AnalysesThe 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!
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