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 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 ovejas trasquiladas, Que suben del lavadero, Todas con crías gemelas, 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 hilo de grana, Y tu habla hermosa; Tus mejillas, como cachos de granada detrás de tu velo.

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 armería; Mil escudos están colgados en 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 gemelos de gacela, Que se apacientan entre lirios.

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, Me iré 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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, hermana mía, 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 son paraíso de granados, con frutos suaves, De flores de alheña 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 aromáticas.

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; Soplad en mi huerto, despréndanse sus aromas. Venga mi amado a 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.”