1 [SHE] I am The meadow–saffron of Sharon, The lily of the valleys.
2 [HE] As a lily among thorns, So, is my fair one, among the daughters!
3 [SHE] As an apple–tree among the trees of the forest, So, is my beloved, among the sons: In his shade, I greatly delighted and sat down, And, his fruit, was sweet to my taste. 4 He hath brought me into the house of wine, and, his banner over me, is love. 5 Sustain me with raisin–cakes, refresh me with apples,––for sick with love, I am. 6 His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me! 7 [HE] I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,––That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please! [****]
8 [SHE] The voice of my beloved! Lo! here he cometh,––leaping over the mountains, skipping over the hills. 9 Resembleth, my beloved, a gazelle, or a young stag,––Lo! here he is, standing behind our wall, looking in at the windows, peeping in at the lattice. 10 Responded my beloved, and said to me,––Rise up! my fair––my beautiful––one, and come away,
3 [SHE] As an apple–tree among the trees of the forest, So, is my beloved, among the sons: In his shade, I greatly delighted and sat down, And, his fruit, was sweet to my taste. 4 He hath brought me into the house of wine, and, his banner over me, is love. 5 Sustain me with raisin–cakes, refresh me with apples,––for sick with love, I am. 6 His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me! 7 [HE] I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,––That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please! [****]
8 [SHE] The voice of my beloved! Lo! here he cometh,––leaping over the mountains, skipping over the hills. 9 Resembleth, my beloved, a gazelle, or a young stag,––Lo! here he is, standing behind our wall, looking in at the windows, peeping in at the lattice. 10 Responded my beloved, and said to me,––Rise up! my fair––my beautiful––one, and come away,