You have captivated my heart, my (A)sister, my bride;
    you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
    with one (B)jewel of your necklace.
10 How beautiful is your love, my (C)sister, my bride!
    How much (D)better is your love than wine,
    and (E)the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
11 Your (F)lips drip nectar, my bride;
    (G)honey and milk are under your tongue;
    the fragrance of your garments is (H)like the fragrance of (I)Lebanon.
12 A garden locked is my (J)sister, my bride,
    a spring locked, (K)a fountain (L)sealed.
13 Your shoots are (M)an orchard of pomegranates
    with all (N)choicest fruits,
    (O)henna with (P)nard,
14 nard and saffron, (Q)calamus and (R)cinnamon,
    with all trees of (S)frankincense,
(T)myrrh and (U)aloes,
    with all (V)choice spices—
15 a garden fountain, a well of (W)living water,
    and flowing streams from (X)Lebanon.

16 Awake, O north wind,
    and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my (Y)garden,
    let its spices flow.

Together in the Garden of Love

She

(Z)Let my beloved come to his (AA)garden,
    and eat its (AB)choicest fruits.

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