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The Young Woman Dreams about Searching for Her Beloved

[Bride]

Night after night on my bed
    I looked for the one I love.
    I looked for him but did not find him.
I will get up now and roam around the city,
    in the streets, and in the squares.
    I will look for the one I love.
    I looked for him but did not find him.
The watchmen making their rounds in the city found me.
    I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”

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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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