1 The Song of Songs, which is for Solomon.[Woman]
2 If only he would give me some of his kisses . . .Oh, your loving is sweeter than wine!
3 Your fragrance is sweet;your very name is perfume.That’s why the young women love you.
4 Take me along with you; let’s run!My king has brought me into his chambers, saying,"Let’s exult and rejoice in you.Let’s savor your loving more than wine.No wonder they all love you!"
5 Dark am I, and lovely, daughters of Jerusalem—like the black tents of the Kedar nomads,like the curtains of Solomon’s palace.
6 Don’t stare at me because I’m darkenedby the sun’s gaze.My own brothers were angry with me.They made me a caretaker of the vineyards—but I couldn’t care for my own vineyard.
7 Tell me, you whom I love with all my heart—where do you pasture your flock,where do you rest them at noon?—so I don’t wander around with the flocks of your companions.[Man]
8 If you don’t know your way,most beautiful of women,then follow the tracks of the herdsand graze your little goatsby the tents of the shepherds.
9 I picture you, my dearest,as a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots!
10 Lovely are your cheeks, adorned with ear hoops;your neck, with beads.
11 Let’s make hoops of gold beaded with silver for you!
12 With my king close by,my perfume filled the air.
13 A sachet of myrrh is my love to me,lying all night between my breasts.
14 A cluster of henna flowers is my love to mein the desert gardens of En-gedi.[Man]
15 Look at you—so beautiful, my dearest!Look at you—so beautiful! Your eyes are doves![Woman]
16 Look at you—so beautiful, my love!Yes, delightful! Yes, our bed is lush and green!
17 The ceilings of our chambers are cedars;our rafters, cypresses.