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The Bride
I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
Solomon
As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
Like a lily among thistles
is my darling among young women.
Young Woman
is my darling among young women.
Young Woman
The Bride
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.
He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.
He escorts me to the banquet hall;
it’s obvious how much he loves me.
it’s obvious how much he loves me.
Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.
Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
and his right arm embraces me.
I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.
The Bride's Adoration
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
Ah, I hear my lover coming!
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice.
My lover is like a swift gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.
My beloved spake and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
My lover said to me,
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!
For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over, it is gone:
Look, the winter is past,
and the rains are over and gone.
and the rains are over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
The fig-tree melloweth her winter figs, And the vines in bloom give forth [their] fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away!
The fig trees are forming young fruit,
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”
Young Man
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”
Young Man
Solomon
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
My dove is hiding behind the rocks,
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
Young Women of Jerusalem
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
Young Women of Jerusalem
Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in bloom.
Catch all the foxes,
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!
Young Woman
those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
for the grapevines are blossoming!
Young Woman
The Bride
My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,
My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,
My lover is mine, and I am his.
He browses among the lilies.
He browses among the lilies.