The pearl and the rose

(He sings)

What shall I give thee, my beautiful one,

A moonwhite pearl for thy golden zone?

From a thousand fathoms of deep green sea

A diver brought this rare pearl to me!

(She sings)

Nay, nay, my lover thy rich gems keep,

For I have dived in a mightier deep.

I looked in thine eyes, and thy soul I won,

And my pearl is love, and love alone.

(He sings)

Then a rose I'll give thee, my fairest one!

Which the odorous South has breathed upon,

From the Shah's most treasured, best guarded tree

Boldly I stole it, this rose for thee.

(She sings)

Nay, the loveliest flower from east or west,

Is breathing, is blooming on my breast,

From thine I plucked it, to keep for my own,

And my rose is love, and love alone.