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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.
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.
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.
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 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?”
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?”
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.
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.
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.
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?
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,
surrounded by sixty heroic men,
the best of Israel’s soldiers.
surrounded by sixty heroic men,
the best of Israel’s soldiers.
Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
escorted by sixty warriors,
the noblest of Israel,
escorted by sixty warriors,
the noblest of Israel,
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.
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’s carriage is built
of wood imported from Lebanon.
of wood imported from Lebanon.
King Solomon made for himself the carriage;
he made it of wood from Lebanon.
he made it of wood from Lebanon.
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
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,