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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.
Solomon Admires his Beloved
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
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.
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
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.
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
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.
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
beautiful in every way.
beautiful in every way.
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
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.
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
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.
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride,
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates
with rare spices —
henna with nard,
with rare spices —
henna with nard,
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
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.
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
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
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
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.
The Bride
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.