• The Bride’s Admiration

  • 1 “I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys.”

  • The Groom

  • 2 “Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the young women.”

  • The Bride

  • 3 “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
  • 4 “He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.
  • 5 “Refresh me with raisin cakes, Sustain me with apples, Because I am lovesick.
  • 6 “His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.”

  • The Groom

  • 7 “Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, That you will not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases.”

  • The Bride

  • 8 “Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, Jumping on the hills!
  • 9 “My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice.
  • 10 “My beloved responded and said to me, ‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along.
  • 11 ‘For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.
  • 12 ‘The blossoms have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
  • 13 ‘The fig tree has ripened its fruit, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!’”

  • The Groom

  • 14 “My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding place of the mountain pathway, Let me see how you look, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is pleasant, And you look delightful.”

  • The Chorus

  • 15 “Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.”

  • The Bride

  • 16 “My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies.
  • 17 “Until the cool of the day, when the shadows flee, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.”