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Solomon Admires his Beloved
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.
Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty
He
Behold, you are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves
behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
He
Behold, you are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves
behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
Thy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.
Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
and your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armoury: A thousand bucklers hang thereon, All shields of mighty men.
Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, Which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle,
that graze among the lilies.
twins of a gazelle,
that graze among the lilies.
Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.
Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.
You are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no flaw in you.
there is no flaw in you.
[Come] with me, from Lebanon, [my] spouse, With me from Lebanon, -- Come, look from the top of Amanah, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride;
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.
How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much better is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
How much better is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
Thy lips, [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Your lips drip nectar, my bride;
honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
A garden enclosed is my sister, [my] spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
a spring locked, a fountain sealed.
a spring locked, a fountain sealed.
Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;
Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates
with all choicest fruits,
henna with nard,
with all choicest fruits,
henna with nard,
Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
with all choice spices —
with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
with all choice spices —
A fountain in the gardens, A well of living waters, Which stream from Lebanon.
a garden fountain, a well of living water,
and flowing streams from Lebanon.
and flowing streams from Lebanon.
The Bride
Awake, north wind, and come, [thou] south; Blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits.
Awake, north wind, and come, [thou] south; Blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits.
Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden,
let its spices flow.Together in the Garden of Love
She
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden,
let its spices flow.Together in the Garden of Love
She
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.