8If only you were to me like a brother, who was nursed at my mother's breasts! Then, if I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me. 2I would lead you and bring you to my mother's house- she who has taught me. I would give you...
7How beautiful your sandaled feet, O prince's daughter! Your graceful legs are like jewels, the work of a craftsman's hands. 2Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies. 3Your brea...
6Where has your lover gone, most beautiful of women? Which way did your lover turn, that we may look for him with you? 2My lover has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies. 3I am my lover's and m...
5I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers. 2I slept but my heart was awake....
4How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. 2Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its t...
3All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him. 2I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not...
