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,(A)
    to the room of the one who conceived me.(B)
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(C)
    by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(D)

Who is this coming up from the wilderness(E)
    like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh(F) and incense
    made from all the spices(G) of the merchant?

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