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The Bride’s Dream
On my bed by night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not.
On my bed by night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not.
All night long on my bed
I looked for the one my heart loves;
I looked for him but did not find him.
I looked for the one my heart loves;
I looked for him but did not find him.
I will rise now and go about the city,
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.
I sought him, but found him not.
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.
I sought him, but found him not.
I will get up now and go about the city,
through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
So I looked for him but did not find him.
through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
So I looked for him but did not find him.
The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
The watchmen found me
as they made their rounds in the city.
“Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
as they made their rounds in the city.
“Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
Scarcely had I passed them
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
and into the chamber of her who conceived me.
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
and into the chamber of her who conceived me.
Scarcely had I passed them
when I found the one my heart loves.
I held him and would not let him go
till I had brought him to my mother’s house,
to the room of the one who conceived me.
when I found the one my heart loves.
I held him and would not let him go
till I had brought him to my mother’s house,
to the room of the one who conceived me.
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
Solomon Arrives for the Wedding
What is that coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
What is that coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
Who is this coming up from the wilderness
like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and incense
made from all the spices of the merchant?
like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and incense
made from all the spices of the merchant?
Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
escorted by sixty warriors,
the noblest of Israel,
escorted by sixty warriors,
the noblest of Israel,
all of them wearing swords
and expert in war,
each with his sword at his thigh,
against terror by night.
and expert in war,
each with his sword at his thigh,
against terror by night.
all of them wearing the sword,
all experienced in battle,
each with his sword at his side,
prepared for the terrors of the night.
all experienced in battle,
each with his sword at his side,
prepared for the terrors of the night.
King Solomon made for himself the carriage;
he made it of wood from Lebanon.
he made it of wood from Lebanon.
He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by the daughters of Jerusalem.
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by the daughters of Jerusalem.
Its posts he made of silver,
its base of gold.
Its seat was upholstered with purple,
its interior inlaid with love.
Daughters of Jerusalem,
its base of gold.
Its seat was upholstered with purple,
its interior inlaid with love.
Daughters of Jerusalem,
Go out, O daughters of Zion,
and look upon King Solomon,
with the crown with which his mother crowned him
on the day of his wedding,
on the day of the gladness of his heart.
and look upon King Solomon,
with the crown with which his mother crowned him
on the day of his wedding,
on the day of the gladness of his heart.