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The Bride’s Troubled Dream
“On my bed night after night I sought him
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
“On my bed night after night I sought him
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
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 must arise now and go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but did not find him.
In the streets and in the squares
I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but did not find him.
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 who make the rounds in the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
And I said, ‘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 left them
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I held on to him and would not let him go
Until I had brought him to my mother’s house,
And into the room of her who conceived me.”
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I held on to him and would not let him go
Until I had brought him to my mother’s house,
And into the room 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 by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
Solomon’s Wedding Day
“What is this coming up from the wilderness
Like columns of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all scented powders of the 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?
“Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
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 are wielders of the sword,
Expert in war;
Each man has his sword at his side,
Guarding against the terrors of the night.
Expert in war;
Each man has his sword at his side,
Guarding against the terrors of the 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 has made for himself a sedan chair
From the timber of Lebanon.
From the timber of Lebanon.
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
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly fitted out
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
Its back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly fitted out
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 forth, O daughters of Zion,
And gaze on King Solomon with the crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”
And gaze on King Solomon with the crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”