1 P or las noches busqué en mi lecho al amado de mi alma; lo busqué, mas no lo hallé.

By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find him.

2 P ensé entonces: «Me levantaré, recorreré la ciudad, y por calles y plazas buscaré al amado de mi alma.» Lo busqué, mas no lo hallé.

“I will rise now,” I said, “And go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him.

3 M e hallaron los guardias que rondan la ciudad, y les pregunté: «¿Habéis visto al amado de mi alma?»

The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you seen the one I love?”

4 A penas me aparté de ellos un poco, hallé al amado de mi alma; me así a él, y no lo dejé hasta llevarlo a casa de mi madre, a la habitación de quien me dio a luz. El esposo

Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.

5 ¡ Yo os conjuro, hijas de Jerusalén, por las gacelas y las ciervas del campo, que no despertéis a mi amor! ¡Dejadla dormir mientras quiera! El cortejo de bodas Coro

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. The Coming of Solomon The Shulamite

6 ¿ Qué es eso que sube del desierto cual columna de humo, perfumado de mirra e incienso, y de todo polvo aromático?

Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the merchant’s fragrant powders?

7 ¡ Ved, es la litera de Salomón! Sesenta valientes la rodean, de entre los fuertes de Israel.

Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel.

8 T odos ciñen espada y son diestros en la guerra; cada uno lleva su espada al cinto, por los peligros de la noche.

They all hold swords, Being expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh Because of fear in the night.

9 E l rey Salomón se hizo una carroza de madera del Líbano,

Of the wood of Lebanon Solomon the King Made himself a palanquin:

10 c on columnas de plata, respaldo de oro y asiento de grana; su interior, recamado de amor por las hijas de Jerusalén.

He made its pillars of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple, Its interior paved with love By the daughters of Jerusalem.

11 ¡ Hijas de Sión, salid! Ved al rey Salomón con la corona que le ciñó su madre el día de su boda, el día del gozo de su corazón.

Go forth, O daughters of Zion, And see King Solomon with the crown With which his mother crowned him On the day of his wedding, The day of the gladness of his heart.