1 H e venido a mi jardín, hermana, esposa mía; he recogido mi mirra y mis aromas, he comido mi panal y mi miel, mi vino y mi leche he bebido. Coro Comed, amados amigos; bebed en abundancia. El tormento de la separación La esposa

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

2 Y o dormía, pero mi corazón velaba. La voz de mi amado que llama: «¡Ábreme, hermana mía, amada mía, paloma mía, perfecta mía, pues mi cabeza está cubierta de rocío, mis cabellos, de la humedad de la noche!

I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

3 » Me he quitado la ropa, ¿cómo vestirme otra vez? Ya me he lavado los pies, ¿cómo ensuciarlos de nuevo?»

I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

4 M i amado metió su mano por el resquicio de la puerta y mi corazón se conmovió dentro de mí.

My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.

5 M e levanté para abrir a mi amado y mis manos gotearon mirra: ¡de mis dedos corría la mirra sobre el pestillo de la cerradura!

I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

6 A brí a mi amado, pero mi amado se había ido, ya había pasado, y tras su voz se me salió el alma. Lo busqué, mas no lo hallé; lo llamé, y no me respondió.

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

7 M e encontraron los guardias que rondan la ciudad; me golpearon, me hirieron, me arrebataron el manto los guardias de las murallas.

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

8 Y o os conjuro, hijas de Jerusalén, si halláis a mi amado, hacedle saber que estoy enferma de amor. La esposa enamorada Coro

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

9 ¿ Qué es tu amado más que otro amado, tú, la más hermosa entre las mujeres? ¿Qué es tu amado más que otro amado, para que así nos conjures? La esposa

What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

10 M i amado es blanco y sonrosado, distinguido entre diez mil;

My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

11 s u cabeza es oro fino; sus cabellos crespos, negros como el cuervo.

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

12 S us ojos, palomas que junto a arroyos de aguas se bañan en leche, están a la perfección colocados.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

13 S us mejillas, eras perfumadas con especias aromáticas, son como fragantes flores; sus labios, lirios que destilan mirra.

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

14 S us manos, anillos de oro engastados de jacintos; su cuerpo, claro marfil cubierto de zafiros.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

15 S us piernas, columnas de mármol fundadas sobre basas de oro fino; su aspecto, como el Líbano; esbelto cual los cedros.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

16 S u paladar, dulcísimo, y todo en él codiciable. ¡Tal es mi amado, tal es mi amigo, hijas de Jerusalén!

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.