1 “ I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys.”

“I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys.” King Solomon

2 “ Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens.”

“Like a lily among the thorns, so is my loved one among the young women.” The Woman

3 “ Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

“Like a fruit tree among many trees, so is my loved one among the young men. With much joy I sat down in his shadow. And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 “ He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.

He brought me to his special large room for eating, and his colors over me were love.

5 “ Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick.

Make me strong with cakes of dried grapes. Make me strong again with fruit, because I am sick with love.

6 “ Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.”

Let his left hand be under my head and his right hand hold me close.” King Solomon

7 “ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases.”

“I tell you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and deer of the field, you must not wake up my love until it is pleasing to her.” The Second Song The Woman

8 “ Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!

“Listen, it is the voice of my loved one! See, he is coming! He is running over the mountains, jumping across the hills.

9 “ My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice.

My love is like a gazelle or a young deer. See, he is standing behind our wall. He is looking through the windows, through the wood cross-pieces.

10 “ My beloved responded and said to me, ‘ Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along.

“My love speaks and says to me, ‘Get up, my love, my beautiful one, and come with me.

11 ‘ For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.

For see, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.

12 ‘ The flowers have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

The flowers are coming through the ground. The time for singing has come. The voice of the turtle-dove has been heard in our land.

13 ‘ The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!’”

The fig tree has its fruits. The flowers on the vines spread their sweet smell. Get up, my love, my beautiful one, and come with me!

14 “ O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your form, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your form is lovely.”

O my dove, hidden in the rock, in the secret place in the mountain-side, let me see you. Let me hear your voice. For your voice is sweet, and you are beautiful.

15 “ Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.”

‘Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that are destroying our grape-fields, for the flowers are on the vines.

16 “ My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies.

My love is mine, and I am his. He lets his flock eat among the lilies.

17 “ Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.”

Until the morning comes and the shadows hurry away, turn, my love. Be like a gazelle or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.’”