" 1I am the 2 arose of bSharon
, The clily
of the valleys
."
" 1Like a lily among
the thorns
, So
is amy darling
among
the 2maidens
."
" 1Like an 2 aapple tree
among the trees
of the forest
, So
is my beloved
among
the 3young
men
. In his shade
I took
great delight
and sat
down
, And his bfruit
was sweet
to my 4taste
.
"He has abrought me to his 1banquet
hall
, And his bbanner
over
me is love
.
"Sustain me with araisin
cakes
, Refresh
me with 1 bapples
, Because
cI am lovesick
.
"Let ahis left hand
be under
my head
And ahis right
hand
bembrace
me."
" 1I aadjure you, O bdaughters
of Jerusalem
, By the cgazelles
or
by the dhinds
of the field
, aThat you do not arouse
or awaken
my love
Until
2she pleases
."
" 1Listen! My beloved
! Behold
, he is coming
, Climbing
aon the mountains
, Leaping
on the hills
!
"My beloved is like
a agazelle
or
a byoung
1stag
. Behold
, he is standing
behind
our wall
, He is looking
through
the windows
, He is peering
cthrough
the lattice
.
"My beloved responded
and said
to me, ` aArise
, my darling
, my beautiful
one
, And come
along.
`For behold, the winter
is past
, The rain
is over
and gone
.
`The flowers have already appeared
in the land
; The time
has arrived
for 1pruning
the vines, And the voice
of the aturtledove
has been heard
in our land
.
`The afig tree
has ripened
its figs
, And the bvines
in blossom
have given
forth their fragrance
. Arise
, my darling
, my beautiful
one
, And come
along!' "
" 1O amy dove, bin the clefts
of the 2rock
, In the secret
place
of the steep
3pathway
, Let me see
your 4form
, cLet me hear
your voice
; For your voice
is sweet
, And your 4form
is dlovely
."
" 1 aCatch the foxes
for us, The 2little
foxes
that are ruining
the vineyards
, While our bvineyards
are in blossom
."
" 1 aMy beloved is mine, and I am his; He bpastures
his flock among the lilies
.
" aUntil 1the cool
of the day
when the shadows
flee
away, Turn
, my beloved
, and be like
a bgazelle
Or
a young
stag
con the mountains
of 2Bether
."