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La novia

Yo soy una flor
de los llanos de Sarón;
soy una rosa de los valles.

El novio

Mi amada es una rosa
entre las espinas.

La novia

Mi amado es un manzano
entre árboles silvestres.
¡Me muero por sentarme a su sombra
y saborear sus deliciosos frutos!

Mi amado me llevó
a la sala de banquetes,
y allí me cubrió de besos.

¡Denme a comer uvas!
¡Denme a comer manzanas!
¡Ayúdenme a recobrar las fuerzas,
que me estoy muriendo de amor!
¡Que ponga él su brazo izquierdo
debajo de mi cabeza!
¡Que me apriete contra su cuerpo
con el brazo derecho!

El novio

Mujeres de Jerusalén,
quiero que me prometan,
por las gacelas y venaditas
que corren por los bosques,
que no molestarán a mi amada
ni la despertarán de su sueño de amor
hasta que ella sola se despierte.

Segundo canto

La novia

¡Oigo la voz de mi amado!
¡Ya lo veo venir!
Viene saltando por las colinas,
viene brincando por las montañas.
Mi amado es como un cabrito.
¡Allí está, tras el muro!
¡Se asoma por las ventanas,
me espía por las rejas!

10 Mi amado me dijo:

«Acompáñame, amada mía;
¡ven conmigo, bella mujer!
11 El invierno ya se ha ido;
las lluvias han terminado.
12 Ya hay flores en los campos;
ha llegado el tiempo de cantar.
¡El arrullo de las tórtolas
se escucha en nuestra tierra!
13 En las higueras hay higos,
y las flores de las viñas
esparcen suave aroma.
Acompáñame, amada mía;
¡ven conmigo, bella mujer!»

El novio

14 Palomita amada,
no te escondas en las rocas.
Muéstrame tu rostro,
déjame oír tu voz.

¡Tu voz es dulce!
¡Tu rostro es bello!

Los novios

15 Las zorras pequeñas
causan daño a nuestras viñas.
¡Ayúdennos a atraparlas,
pues nuestras viñas están en flor!

La novia

16 Mi amado es mío,
y yo soy suya;
mi amado cuida de su rebaño
entre las rosas.

17 Regresa a mí, amado mío,
mientras sopla todavía
la brisa de la tarde,
y las sombras van cayendo.
¡Corre como un venado!
¡Corre como cabrito
por las colinas que nos separan!

She[a]

I am a rose[b](A) of Sharon,(B)
    a lily(C) of the valleys.

He

Like a lily among thorns
    is my darling among the young women.

She

Like an apple[c] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved(D) among the young men.
I delight(E) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.(F)
Let him lead me to the banquet hall,(G)
    and let his banner(H) over me be love.
Strengthen me with raisins,
    refresh me with apples,(I)
    for I am faint with love.(J)
His left arm is under my head,
    and his right arm embraces me.(K)
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(L)
    by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(M)

Listen! My beloved!
    Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.(N)
My beloved is like a gazelle(O) or a young stag.(P)
    Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
    peering through the lattice.
10 My beloved spoke and said to me,
    “Arise, my darling,
    my beautiful one, come with me.
11 See! The winter is past;
    the rains are over and gone.
12 Flowers appear on the earth;
    the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
    is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree forms its early fruit;(Q)
    the blossoming(R) vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
    my beautiful one, come with me.”

He

14 My dove(S) in the clefts of the rock,
    in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
    let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.(T)
15 Catch for us the foxes,(U)
    the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,(V)
    our vineyards that are in bloom.(W)

She

16 My beloved is mine and I am his;(X)
    he browses among the lilies.(Y)
17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(Z)
turn, my beloved,(AA)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag(AB)
    on the rugged hills.[d](AC)

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:1 Or He
  2. Song of Songs 2:1 Probably a member of the crocus family
  3. Song of Songs 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs
  4. Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether

A Country Girl in a Palace

I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.

The Beloved

Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.

The Shulamite

Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down in his shade with great delight,
And (A)his fruit was sweet to my taste.

The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem

He brought me to the [a]banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.
Sustain me with cakes of raisins,
Refresh me with apples,
For I am lovesick.

(B)His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
(C)I [b]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.

The Beloved’s Request

The Shulamite

The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes
Leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills.
(D)My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he stands behind our wall;
He is looking through the windows,
Gazing through the lattice.

10 My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away.
11 For lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
12 The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree puts forth her green figs,
And the vines with the tender grapes
Give a good smell.
Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away!

14 “O my (E)dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret places of the cliff,
Let me see your [c]face,
(F)Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”

Her Brothers

15 Catch us (G)the foxes,
The little foxes that spoil the vines,
For our vines have tender grapes.

The Shulamite

16 (H)My beloved is mine, and I am his.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.

(To Her Beloved)

17 (I)Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved,
And be (J)like a gazelle
Or a young stag
Upon the mountains of [d]Bether.

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:4 Lit. house of wine
  2. Song of Solomon 2:7 adjure
  3. Song of Solomon 2:14 Lit. appearance
  4. Song of Solomon 2:17 Lit. Separation