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.