Yehudah HaLevi (1075 - 1141 / Andulusia)
Poems by Yehudah HaLevi : 7 / 34
Cups Without Wine
Cups without wine are low things
Like a pot thrown to the ground,
But brimming with the juice, they shine
Like body and soul.
Translated by Robert Mezey
Yehudah HaLevi
Submitted: Saturday, May 07, 2011
Edited: Saturday, May 07, 2011
Poems by Yehudah HaLevi : 7 / 34
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