Heaven Has Shed A Tear
Friedrich Rückert 1788 (Schweinfurt) – 1866 (Coburg)
Heaven has shed a tear
that meant to lose itself in the sea;
but the mussel came and locked it in:
you shall now be my pearl.
You should not fear the waves;
I will carry you peacefully through.
O you my pain, you my joy,
you tear of heaven in my bosom!
Heaven grant that with a pure soul
I may guard the purest of your drops.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 338 |
Words | 70 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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