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Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty
He
Behold, you are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves
behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
He
Behold, you are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves
behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
Young Man
You are beautiful, my darling,
beautiful beyond words.
Your eyes are like doves
behind your veil.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.
You are beautiful, my darling,
beautiful beyond words.
Your eyes are like doves
behind your veil.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
and your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
Your lips are like scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is inviting.
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.
your mouth is inviting.
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.
Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David,
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle,
that graze among the lilies.
twins of a gazelle,
that graze among the lilies.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.
Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of frankincense.
and the night shadows flee,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of frankincense.
You are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no flaw in you.
there is no flaw in you.
You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
beautiful in every way.
beautiful in every way.
You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride;
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much better is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How much better is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
Your love delights me,
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.
Your lips drip nectar, my bride;
honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.
A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
a spring locked, a fountain sealed.
a spring locked, a fountain sealed.
You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride,
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates
with all choicest fruits,
henna with nard,
with all choicest fruits,
henna with nard,
Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates
with rare spices —
henna with nard,
with rare spices —
henna with nard,
nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
with all choice spices —
with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
with all choice spices —
nard and saffron,
fragrant calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes,
and every other lovely spice.
fragrant calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes,
and every other lovely spice.
a garden fountain, a well of living water,
and flowing streams from Lebanon.
and flowing streams from Lebanon.
You are a garden fountain,
a well of fresh water
streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.
Young Woman
a well of fresh water
streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.
Young Woman
Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden,
let its spices flow.Together in the Garden of Love
She
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden,
let its spices flow.Together in the Garden of Love
She
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.
Awake, north wind!
Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
taste its finest fruits.
Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
taste its finest fruits.