Y Who is this(A) coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on the one she loves?

W I awakened you under the apricot tree.(B)
There your mother conceived you;
there she conceived and gave you birth.

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Young Women of Jerusalem

Who is this sweeping in from the desert,
    leaning on her lover?

Young Woman

I aroused you under the apple tree,
    where your mother gave you birth,
    where in great pain she delivered you.

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