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The Bride’s Admiration
“I am the rose of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys.”
“I am the rose of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys.”
The Bride
I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
“Like a lily among the thorns,
So is my darling among the maidens.”
So is my darling among the maidens.”
Solomon
As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
“Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
The Bride
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.
“He has brought me to his banquet hall,
And his banner over me is love.
And his banner over me is love.
He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.
“Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.
Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
And his right hand embrace me.”
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.
“Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing on the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing on the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!
The Bride's Adoration
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
“My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering through the lattice.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering through the lattice.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice.
“My beloved responded and said to me,
‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
My beloved spake and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
The rain is over and gone.
For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over, it is gone:
‘The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
‘The fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”
The fig-tree melloweth her winter figs, And the vines in bloom give forth [their] fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away!
“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your form,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your form is lovely.”
In the secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your form,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your form is lovely.”
Solomon
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
“Catch the foxes for us,
The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our vineyards are in blossom.”
The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our vineyards are in blossom.”
Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in bloom.
“My beloved is mine, and I am his;
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
The Bride
My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,
My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,