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Friends

Who is this who comes up from the wilderness,
    leaning on her beloved?

Beloved

Under the apple tree I awakened you.
    There your mother conceived you.
    There she was in labor and bore you.

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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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