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I would lead you and bring you
    to my mother’s house;
    she is the one who taught me.
I would give you a drink of spiced wine
    from my pomegranates.

The Woman Speaks to the Friends

My lover’s left hand is under my head,
    and his right arm ·holds me tight [embraces me; 2:6].
·Women [L Daughters] of Jerusalem [1:5],
    ·promise [I adjure you] not to awaken
or ·excite [arouse] love
    until it ·is ready [so desires; C likely a warning to the women to wait for love until the right person comes along; 2:7; 3:5].

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I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

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