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The Bride’s Dream
On my bed by night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not.
On my bed by night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not.
Nachts auf meinem Bett sehnte ich mich nach meinem Liebsten. So gern wollte ich bei ihm sein, doch er war nicht da!
I will rise now and go about the city,
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.
I sought him, but found him not.
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.
I sought him, but found him not.
»Ich will aufstehn, die Stadt durchstreifen, durch die Gassen und über die Plätze laufen. Meinen Liebsten muss ich finden!« Ich suchte nach ihm, doch vergebens.
The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
Bei ihrem Rundgang griff die Wache mich auf: »Habt ihr meinen Liebsten gesehen?«, fragte ich sie.
Scarcely had I passed them
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
and into the chamber of her who conceived me.
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
and into the chamber of her who conceived me.
Kaum war ich an ihnen vorbei, da fand ich ihn, dem mein Herz gehört. Ich hielt ihn fest und ließ ihn nicht mehr los. Ich führte ihn in das Haus meiner Mutter, in jene Kammer, in der sie mich empfing.
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.
Ihr Mädchen von Jerusalem, ich beschwöre euch bei der Liebe selbst: Weckt sie nicht auf und facht die Leidenschaft nicht an, bis die Zeit dafür kommt!
Solomon Arrives for the Wedding
What is that coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
What is that coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
Wer kommt dort herauf aus der Wüste, umgeben von Rauchsäulen aus Weihrauch und Myrrhe und allen Parfümen der Händler?
Seht! Es ist die Sänfte Salomos, von sechzig Männern ist sie umringt, von Israels tapferen Soldaten.
all of them wearing swords
and expert in war,
each with his sword at his thigh,
against terror by night.
and expert in war,
each with his sword at his thigh,
against terror by night.
Sie alle sind im Kampf erprobt, sie tragen das Schwert an der Seite zum Schutz vor den Gefahren der Nacht.
Eine Sänfte ließ König Salomo sich bauen aus dem kostbaren Holz des Libanon.
He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by the daughters of Jerusalem.
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by the daughters of Jerusalem.
Die Pfosten sind mit Silber beschlagen und die Lehnen mit Gold überzogen. Der Stoff des Thronsitzes ist purpurrot, liebevoll bestickt von Jerusalems Frauen.
Go out, O daughters of Zion,
and look upon King Solomon,
with the crown with which his mother crowned him
on the day of his wedding,
on the day of the gladness of his heart.
and look upon King Solomon,
with the crown with which his mother crowned him
on the day of his wedding,
on the day of the gladness of his heart.
Kommt heraus, ihr Mädchen von Jerusalem! Seht König Salomo mit seiner Krone! Heute hat seine Mutter ihn damit geschmückt, am Tag seiner Hochzeit, am Tag seines Glücks!