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.
Heaven has shed a tear
About the poet
Friedrich Rückert
Rückert was born at Schweinfurt, the eldest son of a lawyer. He was educated at the gymnasium of his native place and at the universities of Würzburg and Heidelberg. For some time (1816-1817) he worked on the editorial staff of the Morgenblatt at Stuttgart. N…
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Now The Sun Will Rise As Brightly
Now the sun will rise as brightlyas if no misfortune had occurred in the night.
When your mother
When your mothersteps into the doorway
In this weather
In this weather, in this windy storm,I would never have sent the children out;
In paradise there must flow
In paradise there must flowA river of eternal love!
In paradise
In paradise there must flowA river of eternal love!
