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The Woman

“On my bed night after night I looked for him whom my soul loves. I looked for him but did not find him. ‘I must get up now and go about the city, in the streets and in the open places. I must look for him whom my soul loves.’ I looked for him but did not find him. The men who watch over the city found me, and I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’

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All night long on my bed
    I looked(A) for the one my heart loves;
    I looked for him but did not find him.
I will get up now and go about the city,
    through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
    So I looked for him but did not find him.
The watchmen found me
    as they made their rounds in the city.(B)
    “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”

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