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EL ESPOSO:

¿Por qué habéis de contemplar(A) a la Sulamita,
como en la danza(B) de los dos coros[a]?

[b]¡Cuán hermosos son tus pies[c] en las sandalias,
oh hija de príncipe[d](C)!
Las curvas de tus caderas son como joyas[e],
obra de manos de artífice.
Tu ombligo, como una taza redonda
que nunca le falta vino mezclado;
tu vientre como montón de trigo
cercado de lirios.
Tus dos pechos, como dos crías
mellizas de gacela(D).
Tu cuello, como torre(E) de marfil,
tus ojos, como los estanques en Hesbón(F)
junto a la puerta de Bat-rabim;
tu nariz, como la torre del Líbano
que mira hacia Damasco.
Tu cabeza te corona[f] como el Carmelo(G),
y la cabellera suelta de tu cabeza es como hilos de púrpura;
el rey está preso en tus trenzas.
¡Qué hermosa y qué encantadora eres,
amor mío(H), con[g] todos tus encantos!
Tu estatura[h] es semejante a la palmera,
y tus pechos, a sus racimos.
Yo dije: «Subiré a la palmera,
asiré sus frutos[i]».
¡Sean tus pechos como racimos de la vid,
el perfume de tu aliento[j] como manzanas[k](I),
y tu paladar(J) como el mejor vino!

LA ESPOSA:

Entra[l] suavemente el vino(K) en mi amado,
como fluye por los labios de los que se duermen[m].

10 Yo soy de mi amado(L),
y su deseo tiende hacia mí(M).
11 Ven, amado mío, salgamos al campo,
pasemos la noche en las aldeas.
12 Levantémonos temprano y vayamos a las viñas;
veamos si la vid ha brotado(N),
si se han abierto sus flores,
y si han florecido los granados.
Allí te entregaré mi amor.
13 Las mandrágoras(O) han exhalado su fragancia,
y a nuestras puertas hay toda clase de frutas escogidas(P),
tanto nuevas como añejas,
que he guardado, amado mío, para ti.

Footnotes

  1. Cantares 7:1 O, las dos compañías; heb., Mahanayim
  2. Cantares 7:1 En el texto heb., cap. 7:2
  3. Cantares 7:1 Lit., pasos
  4. Cantares 7:1 O, noble
  5. Cantares 7:1 O, adornos
  6. Cantares 7:5 Lit., sobre ti
  7. Cantares 7:6 O, entre
  8. Cantares 7:7 Lit., Esta estatura tuya
  9. Cantares 7:8 O, ramas
  10. Cantares 7:8 Lit., nariz
  11. Cantares 7:8 O, albaricoques
  12. Cantares 7:10 Lit., Va
  13. Cantares 7:10 Algunas versiones antiguas dicen: labios y dientes

The Woman[a]

Why would you look at the Shulammite.
    as at the dance of Mahanaim?[b]

The Friends or The Man

How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
    O prince’s daughter!
Your hips are curved like a necklace,
the work of the hands of a craftsman.
Your navel is a round mixing bowl.
It never lacks blended wine.
Your belly is a mound of wheat, encircled by lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
    twins of a gazelle.
Your neck is like an ivory tower.
Your eyes are the pools in Heshbon,
    by the gate of Bat Rabbim.[c]
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,
    overlooking Damascus.
Your head rises above you like Mount Carmel.
The flowing hair of your head is like purple.
The king is captivated by its curls.

The Man

How beautiful you are and how pleasing,
O loved one, daughter of delights![d]
Your height is like that of the date palm,
and your breasts like clusters of fruit.
I said, “I will climb the date palm.
I will take hold of its bunches of fruit.”
May your breasts be like the clusters of the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples,
10a and your mouth like the best wine—

The Woman

10b —flowing to my lover,
gliding smoothly over lips and teeth.[e]
11 I belong to my lover,
and his desire is for me.

12 Come, my lover,
let us go to the fields.
Let us spend the night in the villages.
13 Let us go early to the vineyards.
We will see if the vines have budded,
if their blossoms have opened,
if the pomegranates are in bloom.
There I will give my love to you.
The mandrakes send out their fragrance.
At our door is every delicacy,
new as well as old,
that I have stored up for you, my lover.

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 7:1 The identity of the speaker of this verse is uncertain.
  2. Song of Songs 7:1 Mahanaim is the name of a city. It means two camps. Here the term may refer to two lines of dancers.
  3. Song of Songs 7:5 Bat Rabbim means Daughter of Nobles.
  4. Song of Songs 7:7 The translation follows a textual variant supported by the ancient versions. The Hebrew text reads O love, with delights.
  5. Song of Songs 7:10 The reading lips and teeth is well attested by the ancient versions. The Hebrew reads lips of sleepers.

[a]How beautiful your sandaled feet,
    O prince’s(A) daughter!
Your graceful legs are like jewels,
    the work of an artist’s hands.
Your navel is a rounded goblet
    that never lacks blended wine.
Your waist is a mound of wheat
    encircled by lilies.
Your breasts(B) are like two fawns,
    like twin fawns of a gazelle.
Your neck is like an ivory tower.(C)
Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon(D)
    by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon(E)
    looking toward Damascus.
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.(F)
    Your hair is like royal tapestry;
    the king is held captive by its tresses.
How beautiful(G) you are and how pleasing,
    my love, with your delights!(H)
Your stature is like that of the palm,
    and your breasts(I) like clusters of fruit.
I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
    I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
    the fragrance of your breath like apples,(J)
    and your mouth like the best wine.

She

May the wine go straight to my beloved,(K)
    flowing gently over lips and teeth.[b]
10 I belong to my beloved,
    and his desire(L) is for me.(M)
11 Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside,
    let us spend the night in the villages.[c]
12 Let us go early to the vineyards(N)
    to see if the vines have budded,(O)
if their blossoms(P) have opened,
    and if the pomegranates(Q) are in bloom(R)
    there I will give you my love.
13 The mandrakes(S) send out their fragrance,
    and at our door is every delicacy,
both new and old,
    that I have stored up for you, my beloved.(T)

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-13 is numbered 7:2-14.
  2. Song of Songs 7:9 Septuagint, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew lips of sleepers
  3. Song of Songs 7:11 Or the henna bushes