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Lovers Reunited at Their Country Home
Oh, that you were like my brother,
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
If I should find you outside,
I would kiss you;
I would not be despised.
Oh, that you were like my brother,
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
If I should find you outside,
I would kiss you;
I would not be despised.
Ach, wärst du doch mein Bruder, genährt an den Brüsten meiner Mutter. Träfe ich dich draußen, ich würde dich küssen und niemand dürfte mich deshalb verachten.
I would lead you and bring you
Into the house of my mother,
She who used to instruct me.
I would cause you to drink of spiced wine,
Of the juice of my pomegranate.
Into the house of my mother,
She who used to instruct me.
I would cause you to drink of spiced wine,
Of the juice of my pomegranate.
Führen wollte ich dich, in das Haus meiner Mutter dich bringen, die mich erzogen hat. Würzwein gäbe ich dir zu trinken, von meinem Granatapfelmost.
(To the Daughters of Jerusalem)
His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
Seine Linke liegt unter meinem Kopf, seine Rechte umfängt mich.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
Ich beschwöre euch, Jerusalems Töchter: Was stört ihr die Liebe auf, warum weckt ihr sie, ehe ihr selbst es gefällt?
Love Renewed in Lebanon
A Relative
Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
Leaning upon her beloved?
I awakened you under the apple tree.
There your mother brought you forth;
There she who bore you brought you forth.
A Relative
Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
Leaning upon her beloved?
I awakened you under the apple tree.
There your mother brought you forth;
There she who bore you brought you forth.
Wer ist sie, die aus der Wüste heraufsteigt, auf ihren Geliebten gestützt? Unter dem Apfelbaum habe ich dich geweckt, dort, wo deine Mutter dich empfing, wo deine Gebärerin in Wehen lag.
Leg mich wie ein Siegel auf dein Herz, wie ein Siegel auf deinen Arm, denn stark wie der Tod ist die Liebe, die Leidenschaft ist hart wie die Unterwelt! Ihre Gluten sind Feuergluten, gewaltige Flammen.
Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
Nor can the floods drown it.
If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
Mächtige Wasser können die Liebe nicht löschen, auch Ströme schwemmen sie nicht hinweg. Böte einer für die Liebe den ganzen Reichtum seines Hauses, nur verachten würde man ihn.
The Shulamite’s Brothers
We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?
We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?
Wir haben eine kleine Schwester, noch ohne Brüste. Was tun wir mit unsrer Schwester am Tag, da jemand um sie wirbt?
If she is a wall,
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.
Ist sie eine Mauer, bauen wir silberne Zinnen auf ihr. Ist sie eine Tür, versperren wir sie mit einem Zedernbrett.
The Shulamite
I am a wall,
And my breasts like towers;
Then I became in his eyes
As one who found peace.
I am a wall,
And my breasts like towers;
Then I became in his eyes
As one who found peace.
Ich bin eine Mauer und meine Brüste sind wie Türme. Da hab ich in seinen Augen Frieden gefunden.
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon;
He leased the vineyard to keepers;
Everyone was to bring for its fruit
A thousand silver coins.
He leased the vineyard to keepers;
Everyone was to bring for its fruit
A thousand silver coins.
Salomo besaß einen Weinberg in Baal-Hamon; den Weinberg übergab er Hütern. Für seine Frucht wird jeder tausend Silberstücke bezahlen.
(To Solomon)
My own vineyard is before me.
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.
My own vineyard is before me.
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.
Mein eigener Weinberg liegt vor mir. Die tausend lass ich dir, Salomo, und zweihundert noch denen, die seine Frucht hüten.
The Beloved
You who dwell in the gardens,
The companions listen for your voice —
Let me hear it!
You who dwell in the gardens,
The companions listen for your voice —
Let me hear it!
Die du in den Gärten weilst, auf deine Stimme lauschen die Freunde; lass sie mich hören!