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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.
Young Woman
One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover.
I yearned for him, but he did not come.
One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover.
I yearned for him, but he did not come.
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.
So I said to myself, “I will get up and roam the city,
searching in all its streets and squares.
I will search for the one I love.”
So I searched everywhere but did not find him.
searching in all its streets and squares.
I will search for the one I love.”
So I searched everywhere 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 stopped me as they made their rounds,
and I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
and I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
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.
Then scarcely had I left them
when I found my love!
I caught and held him tightly,
then I brought him to my mother’s house,
into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived.
when I found my love!
I caught and held him tightly,
then I brought him to my mother’s house,
into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived.
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.
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 sweeping in from the wilderness
like a cloud of smoke?
Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense
and every kind of spice?
like a cloud of smoke?
Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense
and every kind of spice?
Look, it is Solomon’s carriage,
surrounded by sixty heroic men,
the best of Israel’s soldiers.
surrounded by sixty heroic men,
the best of Israel’s soldiers.
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.
They are all skilled swordsmen,
experienced warriors.
Each wears a sword on his thigh,
ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.
experienced warriors.
Each wears a sword on his thigh,
ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.
King Solomon’s carriage is built
of wood imported from Lebanon.
of wood imported 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 are silver,
its canopy gold;
its cushions are purple.
It was decorated with love
by the young women of Jerusalem.
Young Woman
its canopy gold;
its cushions are purple.
It was decorated with love
by the young women of Jerusalem.
Young Woman
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.