Song of Solomon 2
1 I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
2 As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4 He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was love.
5 Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.
6 His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
7 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.
8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the lattice.
10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
11 For, lo, the winter is past; The rain is over and gone;
12 The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
13 The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs, And the vines are in blossom; They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.
16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.
17 Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether.
Song of Solomon 2
The Lily among the Thorns and the Apple Tree in the Forest
1 I am at meadow flowert from Sharon,s
a lilyt from the valleys.
2 Likes a lily among the thorns,ts
so is my darling among the maidens.
3 Liket an apple trees among the trees of the forest,
so is my beloved among the young men.
I delightt to sitt in his shade,s
and his fruits is sweets to my taste.t
The Banquet Hall for the Love-Sick
4 He brought mest into the banquet hall,t
and he lookedst at me lovingly.t
5 Sustaint me with raisin cakes,s
refresh me with apples,t
for I am faint with love.t
The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
6 His left hand caresses my head,t
and his right hand stimulates me.t
7 I adjure you,s O maidens of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and by the young doest of the open fields:ts
Do not awaken or arousets lovet until it pleases!t
The Arrival of the Lover
8 Listen!t My lover is approaching!t
Look!t Here he comes,
leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills!
9 My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag.s
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the window,
peering through the lattice.
The Season of Love and the Song of the Turtle-Dove
10 My lover spoke to me, saying:
“Arise, my darling;
My beautiful one, come away with me!
11 Look! The winter has passed,
the winter rains are over and gone.
12 The pomegranates have appearedt in the land,
the time for pruning and singingt has come;
the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree has budded,
the vines have blossomed and give off their fragrance.
Arise, come away my darling;
my beautiful one, come away with me!”
The Dove in the Clefts of En-Gedi
14 O my dove,s in the clefts of the rock,
in the hiding places of the mountain crags,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
The Foxes in the Vineyard
15 Catcht the foxess for us,
the little foxes,s
that ruin the vineyardss –
for our vineyard is in bloom.
Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
16 My lover is mine and I am his;
he grazes among the lilies.s
The Gazelle and the Rugged Mountains
17 Until the dawn arrivess and the shadows flee,
turn,t my beloved –
be like a gazelle or a young stag
on the mountain gorges.ts