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 recuestan en las laderas de Galaad.

“ 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.

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

“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.

3 T us labios como hilo de grana, Y tu habla hermosa; Tus mejillas, como cachos de granada detrás de tu velo.

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

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

“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.

5 T us dos pechos, como gemelos de gacela, Que se apacientan entre lirios.

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

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

“ 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.

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

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

8 V en conmigo desde el Líbano, oh esposa mía; Ven conmigo desde el 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 leopardos.

“ 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.

9 P rendiste mi corazón, hermana, esposa mía; Has apresado 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 a single glance of your eyes, With a single strand of your necklace.

10 C uán hermosos son tus amores, hermana, esposa mía!!! Cuánto mejores que el vino tus amores, Y el olor de tus ung: uentos que todas las especias aromáticas!

“ 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!

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.

“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.

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

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

13 T us renuevos son paraíso de granados, con frutos suaves, De flores de alheña y nardos;

“Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates With choice 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 aromáticas.

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

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

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

16 L evántate, Aquilón, y ven, Austro; Soplad en mi huerto, despréndanse sus aromas. Venga mi amado a su huerto, Y coma de su dulce fruta.

“ 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!”