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1 The most beautiful of songs, by Solomon. The First Song 2 Your lips cover me with kisses; your love is better than wine. 3 There is a fragrance about you; the sound of your name recalls it. No woman could keep from loving you. 4 Take me with you, and we’ll run away; be […]

1 I am only a wild flower in Sharon, a lily in a mountain valley. 2 Like a lily among thorns is my darling among women. 3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my dearest compared to other men. I love to sit in its shadow, and its fruit […]

1 Asleep on my bed, night after night I dreamed of the one I love; I was looking for him, but couldn’t find him. 2 I went wandering through the city, through its streets and alleys. I looked for the one I love. I looked, but couldn’t find him. 3 The sentries patrolling the city […]

1 How beautiful you are, my love! How your eyes shine with love behind your veil. Your hair dances like a flock of goats bounding down the hills of Gilead. 2 Your teeth are as white as sheep that have just been shorn and washed. Not one of them is missing; they are all perfectly […]

1 I have entered my garden, my sweetheart, my bride. I am gathering my spices and myrrh; I am eating my honey and honeycomb; I am drinking my wine and milk. Eat, lovers, and drink until you are drunk with love! The Fourth Song 2 While I slept, my heart was awake. I dreamed my […]

1 Most beautiful of women, where has your lover gone? Tell us which way your lover went, so that we can help you find him. 2 My lover has gone to his garden, where the balsam trees grow. He is feeding his flock in the garden and gathering lilies. 3 My lover is mine, and […]

1 What a magnificent young woman you are! How beautiful are your feet in sandals. The curve of your thighs is like the work of an artist. 2 A bowl is there, that never runs out of spiced wine. A sheaf of wheat is there, surrounded by lilies. 3 Your breasts are like twin deer, […]

1 I wish that you were my brother, that my mother had nursed you at her breast. Then, if I met you in the street, I could kiss you and no one would mind. 2 I would take you to my mother’s house, where you could teach me love. I would give you spiced wine, […]