⁹ and your ^(A)mouth^[a] like the best wine.

It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
    gliding over lips and teeth.^[b]

¹² let us go out early to the vineyards
    ^(A)and see whether the vines have budded,
whether ^(B)the grape blossoms have opened
    and the pomegranates are in bloom.
There I will give you my love.