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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.
Young Man
You are beautiful, my darling,
beautiful beyond words.
Your eyes are like doves
behind your veil.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.
You are beautiful, my darling,
beautiful beyond words.
Your eyes are like doves
behind your veil.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding 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.
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 scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is inviting.
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.
your mouth is inviting.
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
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.
Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David,
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.
Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, Which feed among the lilies.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing 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.
Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of frankincense.
and the night shadows flee,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of frankincense.
Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.
You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
beautiful in every way.
beautiful in every way.
[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.
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!
Your love delights me,
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.
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 are as sweet as nectar, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.
A garden enclosed is my sister, [my] spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride,
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;
Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates
with rare spices —
henna with nard,
with rare spices —
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,
fragrant calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes,
and every other lovely spice.
fragrant calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes,
and every other lovely spice.
A fountain in the gardens, A well of living waters, Which stream from Lebanon.
You are a garden fountain,
a well of fresh water
streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.
Young Woman
a well of fresh water
streaming down from Lebanon’s mountains.
Young Woman
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, north wind!
Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
taste its finest fruits.
Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
taste its finest fruits.