1 H E 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.

“How beautiful you are, my love! How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your face-covering. Your hair is like a flock of goats coming down from Mount Gilead.

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

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that have just had their wool cut and have come up from their washing. All have given birth to two lambs, and not one among them has lost her young.

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

Your lips are like a bright red string. Your mouth is beautiful. The sides of your face are like a piece of a pomegranate under your covering.

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

Your neck is like the tower of David, built with beauty. On it hang a thousand battle-coverings, the coverings of men of war.

5 T us dos pechos, como dos cabritos mellizos de gama, Que son apacentados entre azucenas.

Your two breasts are like two young deer, the two young ones of a gazelle, that eat among the lilies.

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

Until the morning comes and the shadows hurry away, I will go to the mountain of perfume plants, to the hill of special perfume.

7 T oda tú eres hermosa, amiga mía Y en ti no hay mancha.

“You are all beautiful, my love. You are perfect.

8 C onmigo 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.

Come with me from Lebanon, my bride. May you come with me from Lebanon. Travel down from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the homes of lions, from the mountain homes of leopards.

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

You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my bride. You have made my heart beat faster with one look from your eyes, with one piece of the beautiful chain around your neck.

10 C uán 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!

How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the sweet smell of your oils than all kinds of spices!

11 C omo 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.

Honey comes from your lips, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. And the sweet smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.

12 H uerto cerrado eres, mi hermana, esposa mía; Fuente cerrada, fuente sellada.

A garden closed and locked is my sister, my bride, a garden shut up and covered over.

13 T us renuevos paraíso de granados, con frutos suaves, De cámphoras y nardos,

Your young branches are a garden of pomegranates with all the best fruits, henna with nard plants.

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

There is nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices.

15 F uente de huertos, Pozo de aguas vivas, Que corren del Líbano.

You are a garden well, a well of flowing water, and rivers coming from Lebanon.” The Woman

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

“Wake up, O north wind! Come, south wind! Blow upon my garden so the sweet smells will spread far. May my loved one come into his garden and eat its best fruits.”