1 B ehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.

Nana, he ataahua koe, e toku hoa; nana, he ataahua koe; no nga kukupa ou kanohi i muri i tou arai: ko ou makawe, koia ano kei te kahui koati e takoto haere ana i te taha o Maunga Kireara.

2 T hy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.

Ko ou niho, ano he kahui hipi uha katahi tonu ka oti te kutikuti, i haere mai i te horoi; rite katoa ratou i te mahanga, kahore hoki he mea pakoro i roto i a ratou.

3 T hy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.

Ko ou ngutu, ano he aho ngangana, ahuareka ana tou mangai: rite tonu ki tetahi wahi o te pamekaranete ou rahirahinga i muri i tou arai.

4 T hy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armoury: A thousand bucklers hang thereon, All shields of mighty men.

Rite tonu tou kaki ki te pourewa o Rawiri, he mea i hanga hei iringa mo nga patu, kei reira nei nga whakangungu rakau kotahi mano e iri ana, ko nga whakapuru tao katoa a te hunga marohirohi.

5 T hy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, Which feed among the lilies.

Ko ou u e rua rite tonu ki nga kuao e rua, he mahanga na nga anaterope, e kai ana i waenga i nga rengarenga.

6 U ntil the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.

I te mea kiano i matao noa te ra, a kiano i rere noa nga atarangi, ka haere ahau ki te maunga maira, ki te pukepuke parakihe.

7 T hou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.

He ataahua katoa koe, e toku hoa; kahore hoki ou koha.

8 w ith me, from Lebanon, spouse, With me from Lebanon,—Come, look from the top of Amanah, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards.

Taua ka haere atu i Repanona, e toku hoa, taua atu i Repanona: matakitaki ai i te tihi o Amana, i te tihi o Heniri raua ko Heremona, i te nohoanga o nga raiona, i nga maunga o nga reparo.

9 T hou hast ravished my heart, my sister, spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

Riro pu toku ngakau i a koe, e toku tuahine, e toku hoa: riro pu toku ngakau i tetahi o ou kanohi, i tetahi o nga mekameka whakapaipai o tou kaki.

10 H ow fair is thy love, my sister, spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!

Ano te ataahua o tou aroha, e toku tuahine, e toku hoa! Ano te pai o tou aroha! nui atu i te waina: ko te kakara hoki o ou hinu, nui atu i nga kinaki kakara katoa.

11 T hy lips, spouse, drop the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

He honi kei ou ngutu, e toku hoa, e maturuturu ana; he honi, he waiu kei raro i tou arero: ko te kakara hoki o ou kakahu, koia ano kei te kakara o Repanona!

12 A garden enclosed is my sister, spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

He kari kua oti te tutaki toku tuahine, toku hoa; he manawa whenua kua oti te papuni, he puna kua oti te hiri.

13 T hy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;

Ko nga mea e wana ana i a koe he kari pamekaranete, he pai whakarere nga hua; he hena, he rakau nara,

14 S pikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

He nara, he hapirone, he karamu, he hinamona, me nga rakau parakihe katoa; he maira, he aroe, me nga mea nui katoa o nga kinaki kakara.

15 A fountain in the gardens, A well of living waters, Which stream from Lebanon.

He puna koe no nga kari, he poka wai ora, he awa toto mai hoki no Repanona.

16 A wake, north wind, and come, south; Blow upon my garden, the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits.

E ara, e te hauraro; haere mai hoki, e te tonga: pupuhi mai ki taku kari, kia rere ai nga kinaki kakara ki waho. Tukua taku e aroha nei kia haere mai ki tana kari, ki te kai i ana hua pai.