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Ojalá fueras como mi hermanito,
    un bebé de mi mamá.
Si te encontrara en la calle,
    te besaría y nadie me señalaría por eso.

Te voy a llevar a casa de mi mamá
    para que me instruyas[a];
y allí te daría a beber vino fragante,
    mi dulce jugo de granada.

Canta la amada

Él coloca uno de sus brazos bajo mi cabeza
    y con el otro me abraza.
Mujeres de Jerusalén, júrenme por lo que más quieran,
    que no molestarán al amor, que no lo despertarán
    hasta que sea el momento indicado.

Coro

¿Quién es esa mujer que sube del desierto
    apoyada en su amado?

Canta la amada

Debajo del manzano te desperté,
    allí donde tu madre te concibió,
    allí donde te dio a luz.
Llévame grabada en tu corazón como un tatuaje;
    llévame como un tatuaje grabada en tu piel.
El amor es más fuerte que la muerte
    y la pasión más fuerte que el sepulcro[b].
Sus destellos son de fuego,
    como una llama divina.
Nada puede acabar con el amor,
    nada puede destruirlo.
Si un hombre ofreciera toda su fortuna
    para comprar el amor,
    la gente lo despreciaría.

Coro

Tenemos una hermana pequeña,
    aun es una niña.
¿Qué debemos hacer
    cuando los hombres empiecen a cortejarla?

Si ella fuera una pared,
    le construiríamos a su alrededor una torre de defensa.
Y si fuera una puerta,
    la reforzaríamos con barras de acero.

Canta la amada

10 Yo soy una pared
    y mis pechos son sus torres.
Cuando miro a los ojos de mi amado,
    me siento bien.[c]

11 Salomón tenía una viña en Baal Jamón
    y ordenó a unos hombres que la cuidaran.
Cada hombre traía fruto
    que valía 1000 monedas[d] de plata.

12 Salomón, puedes quedarte
    con tus 1000 monedas de plata;
reparte 200 a los que trajeron uvas,
    pero yo me quedo con mi campo de uvas.

Canta el amado

13 Ahí estás, sentada en el jardín,
    tus amigos te escuchan.
    Déjame oír tu voz decir:

Canta la amada

14 Apresúrate, amor mío, como una gacela,
    como un ciervo joven por entre las fragantes montañas.

Footnotes

  1. 8:2 Te voy […] me instruyas oYo te llevaría a casa de mi mamá quien me dio instrucción. LXX dice: al cuarto de la que me dio a luz.
  2. 8:6 el sepulcro o Seol, el lugar a donde van los muertos.
  3. 8:10 me siento bien Textualmente en sus ojos encuentro paz. En hebreo esta frase se parece a los nombres Salomón y Sulamita.
  4. 8:11 1000 monedas Textualmente 1000 siclos. Ver tabla de pesas y medidas.

If only you were to me like a brother,
    who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!
Then, if I found you outside,
    I would kiss you,
    and no one would despise me.
I would lead you
    and bring you to my mother’s house(A)
    she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
    the nectar of my pomegranates.
His left arm is under my head
    and his right arm embraces me.(B)
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
    Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(C)

Friends

Who is this coming up from the wilderness(D)
    leaning on her beloved?

She

Under the apple tree I roused you;
    there your mother conceived(E) you,
    there she who was in labor gave you birth.
Place me like a seal over your heart,
    like a seal on your arm;
for love(F) is as strong as death,
    its jealousy[a](G) unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
    like a mighty flame.[b]
Many waters cannot quench love;
    rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
    all the wealth of one’s house for love,
    it[c] would be utterly scorned.(H)

Friends

We have a little sister,
    and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
    on the day she is spoken for?
If she is a wall,
    we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door,
    we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

She

10 I am a wall,
    and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
    like one bringing contentment.
11 Solomon had a vineyard(I) in Baal Hamon;
    he let out his vineyard to tenants.
Each was to bring for its fruit
    a thousand shekels[d](J) of silver.
12 But my own vineyard(K) is mine to give;
    the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
    and two hundred[e] are for those who tend its fruit.

He

13 You who dwell in the gardens
    with friends in attendance,
    let me hear your voice!

She

14 Come away, my beloved,
    and be like a gazelle(L)
or like a young stag(M)
    on the spice-laden mountains.(N)

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 8:6 Or ardor
  2. Song of Songs 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the Lord
  3. Song of Songs 8:7 Or he
  4. Song of Songs 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12
  5. Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

The Lovers Speak

“Oh that you were like a brother to me
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;
No one would despise me, either.
I would lead you and (A)bring you
Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;
I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.
Let (B)his left hand be under my head,
And his right hand embrace me.”

The Groom

(C)Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem:
[a]Do not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

The Chorus

(D)Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
Leaning on her beloved?”

The Bride

“Beneath the (E)apple tree I awakened you;
There your mother went into labor with you,
There she was in labor and gave birth to you.
Put me like a seal over your heart,
Like a (F)seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
[b](G)Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;
Its flames are flames of fire,
[c]The flame of the Lord.
Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers flood over it;
(H)If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,
It would be utterly despised.”

The Chorus

“We have a little sister,
And she (I)has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?
If she is a wall,
We will build on her a battlement of silver;
But if she is a door,
We will barricade her with (J)planks of cedar.”

The Bride

10 “I was a wall, and (K)my breasts were like towers;
Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
11 Solomon had a (L)vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He (M)entrusted the vineyard to (N)caretakers.
Each one was to bring a (O)thousand shekels of silver for its (P)fruit.
12 My very own vineyard is [d]at my disposal;
The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”

The Groom

13 “You who sit in the gardens:
My (Q)companions are listening for your voice—
(R)Let me hear it!”

The Bride

14 [e]Hurry, my beloved,
And be (S)like a gazelle or a young [f]stag
On the (T)mountains of balsam trees!”

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:4 Lit Why should you disturb or
  2. Song of Solomon 8:6 Or Its passion is as inflexible
  3. Song of Solomon 8:6 Another reading is A vehement flame
  4. Song of Solomon 8:12 Lit before me
  5. Song of Solomon 8:14 Lit Flee
  6. Song of Solomon 8:14 Lit of the stags