1 My darling, you are lovely,so very lovely—as you look through your veil,your eyes are those of a dove.Your hair tosses aboutas gracefully as goatscoming down from Gilead.
2 Your teeth are whiterthan sheep freshly washed;they match perfectly,not one is missing.
3 Your lips are crimson cords,your mouth is shapely;behind your veil are hiddenbeautiful rosy cheeks.
4 Your neck is more gracefulthan the tower of David,decorated with thousandsof warriors' shields.
5 Your breasts are perfect;they are twin deerfeeding among lilies.
6 I will hasten to those hillssprinkled with sweet perfumeand stay there till sunrise.
7 My darling, you are lovelyin every way.
8 My bride, togetherwe will leave Lebanon!We will say goodbyeto the peaks of Mount Amana,Senir, and Hermon,where lions and leopardslive in the caves.
9 My bride, my very own,you have stolen my heart!With one glance from your eyesand the glow of your necklace,you have stolen my heart.
10 Your love is sweeter than wine;the smell of your perfumeis more fragrant than spices.
11 Your lips are a honeycomb;milk and honeyflow from your tongue.Your dress has the aromaof cedar trees from Lebanon.
12 My bride, my very own,you are a garden, a fountainclosed off to all others.
13 Your arms are vines,covered with delicious fruitsand all sorts of spices—henna, nard,
14 saffron,calamus, cinnamon,frankincense, myrrh, and aloes— all the finest spices.
15 You are a spring in the garden,a fountain of pure water,and a refreshing streamfrom Mount Lebanon.
16 Let the north wind blow,the south wind too!Let them spread the aromaof my garden,so the one I lovemay enter and tasteits delicious fruits.