Mount Avarim
Yehudah HaLevi 1075 (Spain) – 1141 (Holy Land)
Shalom, Mount Avarim. Blessed be your slopes.
Somewhere on you the greatest of men was gathered,
Sacred bones now buried deep in your side.
If you do not know him, ask the Red Sea,
Ask the green bush, ask Sinai, and they will tell you:
“He was not a man of words, but he did God’s work.”
I have vowed to visit you soon, God willing.
Translated by Robert Mezey
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XXXAXXX A |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 367 |
| Words | 73 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 1 |
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