Song of Solomon 1

1 The song of songs, which is Solomons. The song of songs, which is Solomons.

The Banquet

The Shulamite

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth For your love is better than wine.3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you.4 Draw me away!

The Daughters of JerusalemWe will run after you.

The ShulamiteThe king has brought me into his chambers.

The Daughters of JerusalemWe will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine.

The ShulamiteRightly do they love you.

5 I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.6 Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mothers sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept.

(To Her Beloved)

7 Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions?

The Beloved

8 If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds tents.9 I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaohs chariots.10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold.

The Daughters of Jerusalem

11 We will make you ornaments of gold With studs of silver.

The Shulamite

12 While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts.14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi.

The Beloved

15 Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have doves eyes.

The Shulamite

16 Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green.17 The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir.

Song of Solomon 1

1 Solomon's Song of Songs.
Beloved

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
for your love is more delightful than wine.

3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the maidens love you!

4 Take me away with you—let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
Friends
We rejoice and delight in you;
we will praise your love more than wine.
Beloved
How right they are to adore you!

5 Dark am I, yet lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
dark like the tents of Kedar,
like the tent curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother's sons were angry with me
and made me take care of the vineyards;
my own vineyard I have neglected.

7 Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock
and where you rest your sheep at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled woman
beside the flocks of your friends?
Friends

8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women,
follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
by the tents of the shepherds.
Lover

9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare
harnessed to one of the chariots of Pharaoh.

10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.

11 We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
Beloved

12 While the king was at his table,
my perfume spread its fragrance.

13 My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh
resting between my breasts.

14 My lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.
Lover

15 How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
Beloved

16 How handsome you are, my lover!
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
Lover

17 The beams of our house are cedars;
our rafters are firs.
Beloved