Yehudah Halevi Breath Poems
- 1. On The Sea
I.
My God, break not the breakers of the sea,
Nor command to the deep, 'Become dry'.
Until I thank Your mercies, and I thank
... - 2. Where Shall I Find Thee?
O Lord, where shall I find Thee?
All-hidden and exalted is Thy place;
And where shall I not find Thee?
Full of Thy glory is the infinite space.
... - 3. The Mirror
Into my eyes he lovingly looked,
My arms about his neck were twined,
And in the mirror of my eyes,
What but his image did he find?
... - 4. The Apple
You have enslaved me with your lovely body;
You have put me in a kind of prison.
Since the day we parted,
I have found nothing that is like your beauty.
... - 5. The Meeting Of The Stars
The stars of the world have joined to-day.
-Mid the host on high none are found like these.
The Pleiads desire such unity,
For no breath can come between them.
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