1 I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

I am only a little rose or autumn crocus of the plain of Sharon, or a lily of the valleys.

2 A s the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

But Solomon replied, Like the lily among thorns, so are you, my love, among the daughters.

3 A s 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.

Like an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons! Under his shadow I delighted to sit, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 H e hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

5 S ustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.

Sustain me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.

6 H is left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

his left hand under my head and his right hand embraces me!

7 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake love, till he please.

I charge you, O you daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field that you not try to stir up or awaken love until it pleases.

8 T he voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.

The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.

9 M y 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 is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he stands behind the wall of our house, he looks in through the windows, he glances through the lattice.

10 M y beloved spake and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

My beloved speaks and says to me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

11 F or behold, the winter is past, The rain is over, it is gone:

For, behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.

12 T he flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

13 T he fig-tree melloweth her winter figs, And the vines in bloom give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away!

The fig tree puts forth and ripens her green figs, and the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

14 M y 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.

O my dove, in the seclusion of the clefts in the solid rock, in the sheltered and secret place of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

15 T ake us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in bloom.

Take for us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.

16 M y beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth among the lilies,

My beloved is mine and I am his! He pastures his flocks among the lilies.

17 U ntil the day dawn, and the shadows flee away. Turn, my beloved: be thou like a gazelle or a young hart, Upon the mountains of Bether.

Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away, return hastily, O my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young hart as you cover the mountains.