1 “ How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Mount Gilead.

HE aquí que tú eres hermosa, amiga mía, he aquí que tú eres hermosa; Tus ojos entre tus guedejas como de paloma; Tus cabellos como manada de cabras, Que se muestran desde el monte de Galaad.

2 “ Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes Which have come up from their washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.

Tus dientes, como manadas de trasquiladas ovejas, Que suben del lavadero, Todas con crías mellizas, Y ninguna entre ellas estéril.

3 “ Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.

Tus labios, como un hilo de grana, Y tu habla hermosa; Tus sienes, como cachos de granada á la parte adentro de tus guedejas.

4 “ Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round shields of the mighty men.

Tu cuello, como la torre de David, edificada para muestra; Mil escudos están colgados de ella, Todos escudos de valientes.

5 “ Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle Which feed among the lilies.

Tus dos pechos, como dos cabritos mellizos de gama, Que son apacentados entre azucenas.

6 “ Until the cool of the day When the shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense.

Hasta que apunte el día y huyan las sombras, Iréme al monte de la mirra, Y al collado del incienso.

7 “ You are altogether beautiful, my darling, And there is no blemish in you.

Toda tú eres hermosa, amiga mía Y en ti no hay mancha.

8 “ Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, May you come with me from Lebanon. Journey down from the summit of Amana, From the summit of Senir and Hermon, From the dens of lions, From the mountains of leopards.

Conmigo del Líbano, oh esposa, Conmigo ven del Líbano: Mira desde la cumbre de Amana, Desde la cumbre de Senir y de Hermón, Desde las guaridas de los leones, Desde los montes de los tigres.

9 “ You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my bride; You have made my heart beat faster with a single glance of your eyes, With a single strand of your necklace.

Prendiste mi corazón, hermana, esposa mía; Has preso mi corazón con uno de tus ojos, Con una gargantilla de tu cuello.

10 “ How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices!

Cuán hermosos son tus amores, hermana, esposa mía! ­Cuánto mejores que el vino tus amores, Y el olor de tus ungüentos que todas las especias aromáticas!

11 “ Your lips, my bride, drip honey; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Como panal de miel destilan tus labios, oh esposa; Miel y leche hay debajo de tu lengua; Y el olor de tus vestidos como el olor del Líbano.

12 “ A garden locked is my sister, my bride, A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up.

Huerto cerrado eres, mi hermana, esposa mía; Fuente cerrada, fuente sellada.

13 “ Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates With choice fruits, henna with nard plants,

Tus renuevos paraíso de granados, con frutos suaves, De cámphoras y nardos,

14 N ard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, With all the trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest spices.

Nardo y azafrán, Caña aromática y canela, con todos los árboles de incienso; Mirra y áloes, con todas las principales especias.

15 “ You are a garden spring, A well of fresh water, And streams flowing from Lebanon.”

Fuente de huertos, Pozo de aguas vivas, Que corren del Líbano.

16 “ Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!”

Levántate, Aquilón, y ven, Austro: Sopla mi huerto, despréndanse sus aromas. Venga mi amado á su huerto, Y coma de su dulce fruta.