\id SNG  
\h Song of Solomon 
\toc1 Song of Songs 
\toc2 Song of Songs 
\mt1 Song of Songs  
\c 1  
\s1 Title/Superscription  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s Most Excellent Love \w Song|strong="H7892"\w*.   
\s1 The Desire for Love  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved\+it*\+qt* to Her Lover:\bd*  
\q1
\v 2 Oh, \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w wish|strong="H2896"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* would \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w* passionately!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* lovemaking \w is|strong="H2896"\w* \w more|strong="H3588"\w* \w delightful|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w fragrance|strong="H7381"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* colognes \w is|strong="H8034"\w* \w delightful|strong="H2896"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H8034"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* finest \w perfume|strong="H7381"\w*.  
\q1 No wonder \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w young|strong="H2896"\w* women adore \w you|strong="H5921"\w*!   
\q1
\v 4  \w Draw|strong="H4900"\w* \w me|strong="H4900"\w* after \w you|strong="H8055"\w*; \w let|strong="H8055"\w* \w us|strong="H2142"\w* hurry!  
\q1 \w May|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w bring|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H4900"\w* into \w his|strong="H2142"\w* \w bedroom|strong="H2315"\w* \w chambers|strong="H2315"\w*!  
\s1 \qt The Maidens to the Lover:\qt**  
\q1 We \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w delight|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H8055"\w*;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* praise \w your|strong="H2142"\w* \w love|strong="H1730"\w* more \w than|strong="H4428"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.  
\q1 \qt The Beloved to Her Lover:\qt*  
\q1 \w How|strong="H2142"\w* \w rightly|strong="H4339"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* young women adore \w you|strong="H8055"\w*!   
\s1 The Country Maiden and the Daughters of Jerusalem  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to the Maidens:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 5 I am dark \w but|strong="H7838"\w* \w lovely|strong="H5000"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 dark \w like|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H8010"\w* tents \w of|strong="H1323"\w* Qedar,  
\q1 \w lovely|strong="H5000"\w* \w like|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H8010"\w* \w tent|strong="H3407"\w* \w curtains|strong="H3407"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* Salmah.   
\q1
\v 6  Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stare|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* because \w I|strong="H7760"\w* am \w dark|strong="H7840"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w has|strong="H8121"\w* \w burned|strong="H2787"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* skin.  
\q1 \w My|strong="H7760"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w angry|strong="H5201"\w* \w with|strong="H8121"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w keeper|strong="H5201"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*.  
\q1 Alas, \w my|strong="H7760"\w* own \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H5201"\w*!   
\s1 The Shepherd and the Shepherdess  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 7 \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* whom \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w heart|strong="H5315"\w* loves,  
\q1 \w where|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w pasture|strong="H7462"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* sheep?  
\q1 \w Where|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H7257"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* sheep \w during|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w midday|strong="H6672"\w* heat?  
\q1 \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* lest \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w wander|strong="H7462"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w flocks|strong="H5739"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w companions|strong="H2270"\w*!   
\s1 \qt  The Lover to His Beloved:\qt*  
\q1
\v 8 If \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* most \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* women,  
\q1 simply follow \w the|strong="H5921"\w* tracks \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w pasture|strong="H7462"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* little \w lambs|strong="H6629"\w*  
\q1 \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w tents|strong="H4908"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w*.   
\s1 The Beautiful Mare and the Fragrant Myrrh  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 9 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* my beloved, you \w are|strong="H7393"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mare|strong="H5484"\w*  
\q1 among \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w stallions|strong="H7393"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Your|strong="H4998"\w* \w cheeks|strong="H3895"\w* \w are|strong="H3895"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H4998"\w* \w with|strong="H6677"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H8447"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H4998"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* is \w lovely|strong="H4998"\w* \w with|strong="H6677"\w* \w strings|strong="H2737"\w* \w of|strong="H6677"\w* jewels.   
\q1
\v 11  \w We|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H8447"\w*  
\q1 \w studded|strong="H5351"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved about Her Lover:\qt*  
\q1
\v 12 \w While|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* banqueting \w table|strong="H4524"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w nard|strong="H5373"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w forth|strong="H5414"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w fragrance|strong="H7381"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w is|strong="H1730"\w* \w like|strong="H7699"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fragrant \w pouch|strong="H6872"\w* \w of|strong="H6872"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*  
\q1 spending \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* between my \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w is|strong="H1730"\w* like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cluster \w of|strong="H3754"\w* \w henna|strong="H3724"\w* \w blossoms|strong="H1730"\w*  
\q1 in the \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w of|strong="H3754"\w* \w En-Gedi|strong="H5872"\w*.   
\s1 Mutual Praise and Admiration  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 15 \w Oh|strong="H2005"\w*, how \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w you|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w*, my beloved!  
\q1 \w Oh|strong="H2005"\w*, how \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w you|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w*!  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3303"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H5869"\w* \w doves|strong="H3123"\w*!   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved to Her Lover:\qt*  
\q1
\v 16 \w Oh|strong="H2005"\w*, how \w handsome|strong="H3303"\w* you are, my lover!  
\q1 \w Oh|strong="H2005"\w*, how \w delightful|strong="H5273"\w* you are!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H2005"\w* lush foliage \w is|strong="H1730"\w* our canopied \w bed|strong="H6210"\w*;   
\q1
\v 17  \w the|strong="H1004"\w* cedars \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1004"\w* \w beams|strong="H6982"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* our bedroom chamber;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1004"\w* pines \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1004"\w* \w rafters|strong="H7351"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* our bedroom.   
\c 2  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 1 I am \w a|strong="H3068"\w* meadow flower from \w Sharon|strong="H8289"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lily|strong="H7799"\w* from the \w valleys|strong="H6010"\w*.   
\s1 \qt  The Lover to His Beloved:\qt*  
\q1
\v 2 \w Like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lily|strong="H7799"\w* \w among|strong="H7799"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w thorns|strong="H2336"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H3651"\w* \w darling|strong="H7474"\w* \w among|strong="H7799"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w*.   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved about Her Lover:\qt*  
\q1
\v 3 \w Like|strong="H3651"\w* \w an|strong="H3427"\w* \w apple|strong="H8598"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H3651"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w delight|strong="H2530"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H3427"\w* \w shade|strong="H6738"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3427"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3651"\w* \w taste|strong="H2441"\w*.   
\s1 The Banquet Hall for the Love-Sick  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 4 \w He|strong="H1004"\w* brought \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w banquet|strong="H3196"\w* \w hall|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* looked \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* lovingly.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Sustain|strong="H5564"\w* \w me|strong="H5564"\w* \w with|strong="H3588"\w* raisin cakes,  
\q1 \w refresh|strong="H7502"\w* \w me|strong="H5564"\w* \w with|strong="H3588"\w* \w apples|strong="H8598"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H2470"\w* \w faint|strong="H2470"\w* \w with|strong="H3588"\w* love.  
\q1 \it The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration\it*   
\q1
\v 6  \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w caresses|strong="H8478"\w* \w my|strong="H8478"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w stimulates|strong="H2263"\w* \w me|strong="H8478"\w*.   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved to the Maidens:\qt*  
\q1
\v 7 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w adjure|strong="H7650"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w gazelles|strong="H6643"\w* \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* young does \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* open \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*:  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H7650"\w* \w not|strong="H2654"\w* \w awaken|strong="H5782"\w* \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w arouse|strong="H5782"\w* \w love|strong="H5782"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w pleases|strong="H2654"\w*!   
\s1 The Arrival of the Lover  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 8 \w Listen|strong="H6963"\w*! \w My|strong="H5921"\w* lover \w is|strong="H2088"\w* approaching!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w Here|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* comes,  
\q1 \w leaping|strong="H1801"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w bounding|strong="H7092"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9  \w My|strong="H4480"\w* lover \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gazelle|strong="H6643"\w* \w or|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H6082"\w* stag.  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w stands|strong="H5975"\w* \w behind|strong="H4480"\w* \w our|strong="H4480"\w* \w wall|strong="H3796"\w*,  
\q1 \w gazing|strong="H7688"\w* \w through|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w window|strong="H2474"\w*,  
\q1 \w peering|strong="H6692"\w* \w through|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w lattice|strong="H2762"\w*.   
\s1 The Season of Love and the Song of the Turtle-Dove  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover\+it*\+qt* to His Beloved:\bd*  
\q1
\v 10 \w My|strong="H6965"\w* lover \w spoke|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H6030"\w*, saying:  
\q1 “\w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \w my|strong="H6965"\w* \w darling|strong="H7474"\w*;  
\q1 \w My|strong="H6965"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w one|strong="H3303"\w*, \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H6030"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w winter|strong="H5638"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w winter|strong="H5638"\w* \w rains|strong="H1653"\w* are \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H8085"\w* pomegranates \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* land,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for|strong="H6256"\w* \w pruning|strong="H2159"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* singing \w has|strong="H6256"\w* \w come|strong="H5060"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w turtledove|strong="H8449"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w our|strong="H7200"\w* land.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H8384"\w* \w has|strong="H5414"\w* budded,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* blossomed \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w off|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w fragrance|strong="H7381"\w*.  
\q1 \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w darling|strong="H7474"\w*;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w one|strong="H3303"\w*, \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*!”   
\s1 The Dove in the Clefts of En-Gedi  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 14 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w clefts|strong="H2288"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w hiding|strong="H5643"\w* \w places|strong="H4095"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* mountain \w crags|strong="H5553"\w*,  
\q1 let \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w face|strong="H4758"\w*,  
\q1 let \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w sweet|strong="H6156"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w face|strong="H4758"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w lovely|strong="H5000"\w*.   
\s1 The Foxes in the Vineyard  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 15 Catch \w the|strong="H2254"\w* \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w* \w for|strong="H3754"\w* us,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H2254"\w* \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w*,  
\q1 that \w ruin|strong="H2254"\w* \w the|strong="H2254"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* –  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3754"\w* our \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w is|strong="H3754"\w* in bloom.   
\s1 Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover\+it*\+qt*:\bd*  
\q1
\v 16 \w My|strong="H7462"\w* lover \w is|strong="H1730"\w* mine \w and|strong="H7462"\w* I am \w his|strong="H7462"\w*;  
\q1 he grazes \w among|strong="H7799"\w* \w the|strong="H7462"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.   
\s1 The Gazelle and the Rugged Mountains  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 17 \w Until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* dawn \w arrives|strong="H6315"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w shadows|strong="H6752"\w* \w flee|strong="H5127"\w*,  
\q1 \w turn|strong="H5437"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* –  
\q1 \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gazelle|strong="H6643"\w* \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H6082"\w* stag  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* gorges.   
\c 3  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 1 \w All|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w long|strong="H5315"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* longed \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* lover.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* longed \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w appeared|strong="H4672"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w arise|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w all|strong="H5437"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w throughout|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w throughout|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w streets|strong="H7339"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w squares|strong="H7339"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w search|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H5892"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* beloved.”  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w searched|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H5892"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* night \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* – \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w ones|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* walls.  
\q1 “\w Have|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* beloved?”   
\q1
\v 4  \w Scarcely|strong="H4592"\w* \w had|strong="H4672"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w my|strong="H5674"\w* beloved!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* held onto \w him|strong="H4672"\w* tightly \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w would|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H7503"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* \w go|strong="H5674"\w*  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w brought|strong="H5674"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w my|strong="H5674"\w* mother’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w bedroom|strong="H2315"\w* \w chamber|strong="H2315"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w conceived|strong="H2029"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*.   
\s1 \it  The Adjuration Refrain\it*  
\s1 \qt The Beloved to the Maidens:\qt*  
\q1
\v 5 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* admonish \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w gazelles|strong="H6643"\w* \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* young does \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* open \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Do|strong="H7650"\w* \w not|strong="H2654"\w* \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w arouse|strong="H5782"\w* \w love|strong="H5782"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w pleases|strong="H2654"\w*!”   
\s1 The Royal Wedding Procession  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Speaker:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 6 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w coming|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* column \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fragrant billow \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*,  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3605"\w* kind \w of|strong="H4057"\w* fragrant powder \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* traveling \w merchants|strong="H7402"\w*?   
\q1
\v 7  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*’s portable \w couch|strong="H4296"\w*!  
\q1 \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5439"\w* \w by|strong="H3478"\w* \w sixty|strong="H8346"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*,  
\q1 \w some|strong="H2009"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w mightiest|strong="H1368"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H4421"\w* skilled \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w well-trained|strong="H3925"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* art \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w warfare|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\q1 \w Each|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H2719"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H3409"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* guard \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w terrors|strong="H6343"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sedan \w chair|strong="H6086"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w himself|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* imported \w from|strong="H6086"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Its|strong="H6213"\w* \w posts|strong="H5982"\w* \w were|strong="H1323"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w back|strong="H7507"\w* \w was|strong="H3389"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\q1 \w Its|strong="H6213"\w* \w seat|strong="H4817"\w* \w was|strong="H3389"\w* upholstered \w with|strong="H6213"\w* purple wool;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w interior|strong="H8432"\w* \w was|strong="H3389"\w* \w inlaid|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* leather \w by|strong="H2091"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w gaze|strong="H7200"\w* \w upon|strong="H7200"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*!  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* wearing \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w which|strong="H1323"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* mother \w crowned|strong="H5849"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w wedding|strong="H2861"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w most|strong="H4428"\w* joyous \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*!   
\c 4  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover\+it*\+qt* to His Beloved:\bd*  
\q1
\v 1 \w Oh|strong="H2005"\w*, \w you|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w*, \w my|strong="H1157"\w* \w darling|strong="H7474"\w*!  
\q1 \w Oh|strong="H2005"\w*, \w you|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w*!  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3303"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w behind|strong="H1157"\w* \w your|strong="H3303"\w* \w veil|strong="H6777"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H2022"\w* \w doves|strong="H3123"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3303"\w* \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* \w is|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H2022"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w female|strong="H5795"\w* \w goats|strong="H5795"\w*  
\q1 \w descending|strong="H1570"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w are|strong="H8127"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* newly-shorn \w sheep|strong="H5927"\w*  
\q1 \w coming|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w washing|strong="H7367"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q1 \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* twin,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w not|strong="H5927"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* missing.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Your|strong="H1157"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w are|strong="H8193"\w* \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w scarlet|strong="H8144"\w* \w thread|strong="H2339"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H1157"\w* \w mouth|strong="H4057"\w* \w is|strong="H8193"\w* \w lovely|strong="H5000"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H1157"\w* forehead \w behind|strong="H1157"\w* \w your|strong="H1157"\w* \w veil|strong="H6777"\w*  
\q1 \w is|strong="H8193"\w* \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w slice|strong="H6400"\w* \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*  
\q1 \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* courses \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w stones|strong="H8530"\w*;  
\q1 \w one|strong="H3605"\w* thousand \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w are|strong="H1368"\w* \w hung|strong="H8518"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* –  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w valiant|strong="H1368"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Your|strong="H7462"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \w are|strong="H7699"\w* \w like|strong="H7799"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w fawns|strong="H6082"\w*,  
\q1 \w twins|strong="H8380"\w* \w of|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H7462"\w* \w gazelle|strong="H6646"\w*  
\q1 \w grazing|strong="H7462"\w* \w among|strong="H7799"\w* \w the|strong="H7462"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* dawn \w arrives|strong="H6315"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w shadows|strong="H6752"\w* \w flee|strong="H5127"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w You|strong="H3605"\w* are \w altogether|strong="H3605"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w darling|strong="H7474"\w*!  
\q1 \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w blemish|strong="H3971"\w* \w in|strong="H3303"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*!   
\s1 The Wedding Night: Beautiful as Lebanon  
\q1
\v 8  Come \w with|strong="H7218"\w* \w me|strong="H7789"\w* \w from|strong="H7218"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \w my|strong="H7789"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*,  
\q1 come \w with|strong="H7218"\w* \w me|strong="H7789"\w* \w from|strong="H7218"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.  
\q1 \w Descend|strong="H7789"\w* \w from|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H7218"\w* crest \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Amana,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H7218"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Senir|strong="H8149"\w*, \w the|strong="H7218"\w* \w summit|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Hermon|strong="H2768"\w*,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H7218"\w* lions’ \w dens|strong="H4585"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H7218"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2042"\w* haunts \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H7218"\w* \w leopards|strong="H5246"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w You|strong="H5869"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* stolen my \w heart|strong="H3823"\w*, my sister, my \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5869"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* stolen my \w heart|strong="H3823"\w* \w with|strong="H5869"\w* one glance \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w your|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H5869"\w* one jewel \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w your|strong="H5869"\w* necklace.   
\q1
\v 10  \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w delightful|strong="H3302"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w love|strong="H1730"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* sister, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*!  
\q1 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w much|strong="H4100"\w* \w better|strong="H2895"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w love|strong="H1730"\w* \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fragrance|strong="H7381"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w perfume|strong="H7381"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w better|strong="H2895"\w* \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w spice|strong="H1314"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11  \w Your|strong="H8478"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w drip|strong="H5197"\w* sweetness \w like|strong="H7381"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w honeycomb|strong="H5317"\w*, \w my|strong="H8478"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*,  
\q1 \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w are|strong="H8193"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w your|strong="H8478"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H8478"\w* \w fragrance|strong="H7381"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w your|strong="H8478"\w* \w garments|strong="H8008"\w* \w is|strong="H3956"\w* \w like|strong="H7381"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w fragrance|strong="H7381"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.   
\s1 The Wedding Night: The Delightful Garden  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 12 You \w are|strong="H1530"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w locked|strong="H5274"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, my sister, my \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*;  
\q1 you \w are|strong="H1530"\w* an enclosed \w spring|strong="H4599"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sealed-up \w fountain|strong="H4599"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w Your|strong="H5973"\w* \w shoots|strong="H7973"\w* \w are|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* royal garden full \w of|strong="H6529"\w* \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w*  
\q1 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w choice|strong="H4022"\w* \w fruits|strong="H6529"\w*:  
\q1 \w henna|strong="H3724"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w nard|strong="H5373"\w*,   
\q1
\v 14  \w nard|strong="H5373"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w saffron|strong="H3750"\w*;  
\q1 \w calamus|strong="H7070"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w cinnamon|strong="H7076"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* kind \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w spice|strong="H1314"\w*,  
\q1 \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* aloes \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w finest|strong="H7218"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w You|strong="H4480"\w* \w are|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w spring|strong="H4599"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w well|strong="H4599"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w fresh|strong="H2416"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flowing|strong="H5140"\w* \w down|strong="H5140"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved to Her Lover:\qt*  
\q1
\v 16 \w Awake|strong="H5782"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w wind|strong="H8486"\w*; come, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w south|strong="H8486"\w* \w wind|strong="H8486"\w*!  
\q1 \w Blow|strong="H6315"\w* on \w my|strong="H5782"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w so|strong="H5782"\w* \w that|strong="H1730"\w* \w its|strong="H6529"\w* \w fragrant|strong="H1314"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w* may send \w out|strong="H5140"\w* \w their|strong="H5782"\w* \w sweet|strong="H1314"\w* \w smell|strong="H1314"\w*.  
\q1 May \w my|strong="H5782"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* come into \w his|strong="H5782"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6828"\w* eat \w its|strong="H6529"\w* delightful \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*!   
\c 5  
\s1 \qt  The Lover to His Beloved:\qt*  
\q1
\v 1 I \w have|strong="H5973"\w* entered \w my|strong="H5973"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H5973"\w* sister, \w my|strong="H5973"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*;  
\q1 I \w have|strong="H5973"\w* gathered \w my|strong="H5973"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w my|strong="H5973"\w* balsam \w spice|strong="H1313"\w*.  
\q1 I \w have|strong="H5973"\w* eaten \w my|strong="H5973"\w* \w honeycomb|strong="H1706"\w* \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w my|strong="H5973"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*;  
\q1 I \w have|strong="H5973"\w* \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w my|strong="H5973"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w my|strong="H5973"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*!  
\s1 \qt The Poet to the Couple:\qt*  
\q1 Eat, \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*, \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*!  
\q1 \w Drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w freely|strong="H7937"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w lovers|strong="H7453"\w*!   
\s1 The Trials of Love: The Beloved’s Dream of Losing Her Lover  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 2 \w I|strong="H6963"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w asleep|strong="H3462"\w*, \w but|strong="H3820"\w* \w my|strong="H6605"\w* \w mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* dreaming.  
\q1 \w Listen|strong="H6963"\w*! \w My|strong="H6605"\w* lover \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w knocking|strong="H1849"\w* \w at|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* door!  
\s1 \qt The Lover to His Beloved:\qt*  
\q1 “\w Open|strong="H6605"\w* \w for|strong="H4390"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*, \w my|strong="H6605"\w* sister, \w my|strong="H6605"\w* \w darling|strong="H7474"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H6605"\w* \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, \w my|strong="H6605"\w* flawless \w one|strong="H8535"\w*!  
\q1 \w My|strong="H6605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w drenched|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H6605"\w* \w hair|strong="H7218"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* dampness \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.”   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved to Her Lover:\qt*  
\q1
\v 3 “I \w have|strong="H7272"\w* already \w taken|strong="H6584"\w* \w off|strong="H6584"\w* \w my|strong="H7364"\w* \w robe|strong="H3801"\w* – must I \w put|strong="H3847"\w* it \w on|strong="H3847"\w* again?  
\q1 I \w have|strong="H7272"\w* already \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* \w my|strong="H7364"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* – must I soil \w them|strong="H3847"\w* again?”   
\q1
\v 4  \w My|strong="H5921"\w* lover \w thrust|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hole|strong="H2356"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w feelings|strong="H4578"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* stirred \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w dripped|strong="H5197"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* –  
\q1 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* fingers \w flowed|strong="H5674"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w handles|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w lock|strong="H4514"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* lover \w had|strong="H4672"\w* already \w turned|strong="H1730"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w away|strong="H5674"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w fell|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H3318"\w* despair \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w departed|strong="H3318"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w looked|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H5892"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H5221"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w rounds|strong="H5437"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w beat|strong="H5221"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* bruised \w me|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* cloak, \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*!   
\s1 The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her Lover  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to the Maidens\+it*\+qt*:\bd*  
\q1
\v 8 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w I|strong="H4100"\w* command \w you|strong="H5046"\w* –  
\q1 If \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w my|strong="H5046"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w him|strong="H5046"\w*?  
\q1 \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w him|strong="H5046"\w* \w that|strong="H3389"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w am|strong="H2470"\w* \w lovesick|strong="H2470"\w*!   
\s1 \qt  The Maidens to The Beloved:\qt*  
\q1
\v 9 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H4100"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* better \w than|strong="H1730"\w* others,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* most \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w of|strong="H1730"\w* women?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H4100"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* better \w than|strong="H1730"\w* others,  
\q1 \w that|strong="H1730"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w would|strong="H4100"\w* command us \w in|strong="H3303"\w* \w this|strong="H3602"\w* \w manner|strong="H3602"\w*?   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved to the Maidens:\qt*  
\q1
\v 10 My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w is|strong="H1730"\w* \w dazzling|strong="H6703"\w* \w and|strong="H1730"\w* ruddy;  
\q1 he stands out in comparison \w to|strong="H7233"\w* all other men.   
\q1
\v 11  \w His|strong="H6158"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w like|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H7218"\w* \w most|strong="H3800"\w* \w pure|strong="H6337"\w* \w gold|strong="H3800"\w*.  
\q1 \w His|strong="H6158"\w* \w hair|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* curly – \w black|strong="H7838"\w* \w like|strong="H7218"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w raven|strong="H6158"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w doves|strong="H3123"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* streams \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*, \w mounted|strong="H3427"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w jewels|strong="H4402"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w His|strong="H5674"\w* \w cheeks|strong="H3895"\w* \w are|strong="H8193"\w* \w like|strong="H7799"\w* garden \w beds|strong="H6170"\w* \w full|strong="H5674"\w* \w of|strong="H4026"\w* \w balsam|strong="H1314"\w* trees \w yielding|strong="H4840"\w* \w perfume|strong="H1314"\w*.  
\q1 \w His|strong="H5674"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w are|strong="H8193"\w* \w like|strong="H7799"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w* \w dripping|strong="H5197"\w* \w with|strong="H5674"\w* drops \w of|strong="H4026"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w His|strong="H3027"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H4390"\w* rods \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w set|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* chrysolite.  
\q1 \w His|strong="H3027"\w* \w abdomen|strong="H4578"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H4390"\w* polished \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w inlaid|strong="H5968"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w sapphires|strong="H5601"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w legs|strong="H7785"\w* \w are|strong="H7785"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w of|strong="H5982"\w* \w marble|strong="H8336"\w* \w set|strong="H3245"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* bases \w of|strong="H5982"\w* \w pure|strong="H6337"\w* \w gold|strong="H6337"\w*.  
\q1 \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w appearance|strong="H4758"\w* \w is|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, choice \w as|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* cedars.   
\q1
\v 16  \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w sweet|strong="H4477"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w totally|strong="H3605"\w* \w desirable|strong="H4261"\w*.  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*!  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w companion|strong="H7453"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*!   
\c 6  
\s1 \bd  \+it The Maidens to the Beloved:\+it*\bd*  
\q1
\v 1 Where \w has|strong="H5973"\w* \w your|strong="H1245"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* most \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w among|strong="H5973"\w* women?  
\q1 Where \w has|strong="H5973"\w* \w your|strong="H1245"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w turned|strong="H6437"\w*?  
\q1 Tell \w us|strong="H1980"\w*, \w that|strong="H1980"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* may \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*.   
\s1 \bd  \+it  The Beloved to the Maidens:\+it*\bd*  
\q1
\v 2 \w My|strong="H7462"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w has|strong="H1730"\w* \w gone|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w his|strong="H3381"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* flowerbeds \w of|strong="H1588"\w* \w balsam|strong="H1314"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w in|strong="H7462"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w gather|strong="H3950"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.   
\s1 Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession  
\s1 \bd  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover:\+it*\bd*  
\q1
\v 3 I am \w my|strong="H7462"\w* lover’s \w and|strong="H7462"\w* \w my|strong="H7462"\w* lover \w is|strong="H1730"\w* mine;  
\q1 he grazes \w among|strong="H7799"\w* \w the|strong="H7462"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.   
\s1 The Renewal of Love  
\s1 \bd  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\bd*  
\q1
\v 4 My \w darling|strong="H7474"\w*, you are \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w lovely|strong="H5000"\w* \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3389"\w* awe-inspiring \w as|strong="H3389"\w* bannered armies!   
\q1
\v 5  \w Turn|strong="H5437"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w away|strong="H5437"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* –  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w overwhelm|strong="H7292"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*!  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H4480"\w* \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* \w is|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H5437"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w goats|strong="H5795"\w*  
\q1 \w descending|strong="H1570"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* Mount \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w are|strong="H8127"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7353"\w*  
\q1 \w coming|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w washing|strong="H7367"\w*;  
\q1 \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* twin;  
\q1 \w not|strong="H5927"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* missing.   
\q1
\v 7  Like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w slice|strong="H6400"\w* \w of|strong="H7416"\w* \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w*  
\q1 is \w your|strong="H1157"\w* forehead \w behind|strong="H1157"\w* \w your|strong="H1157"\w* \w veil|strong="H6777"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w may|strong="H1992"\w* be \w sixty|strong="H8346"\w* \w queens|strong="H4436"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8346"\w* \w eighty|strong="H8084"\w* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8346"\w* young \w women|strong="H1992"\w* \w without|strong="H5959"\w* \w number|strong="H4557"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* unique!  
\q1 \w My|strong="H7200"\w* \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w perfect|strong="H8535"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w*!  
\q1 \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* special \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w* mother,  
\q1 \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* favorite \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w bore|strong="H3205"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* complimented \w her|strong="H7200"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w queens|strong="H4436"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*:   
\q1
\v 10 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* appears \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H3644"\w* \w dawn|strong="H7837"\w*?  
\q1 \w Beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H3644"\w* \w moon|strong="H3842"\w*, \w bright|strong="H1249"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H3644"\w* \w sun|strong="H2535"\w*,  
\q1 awe-inspiring \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H3644"\w* stars \w in|strong="H3303"\w* procession?”   
\s1 The Return to the Vineyards  
\s1 \bd  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\bd*  
\q1
\v 11 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* orchard \w of|strong="H5158"\w* walnut trees,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w for|strong="H7416"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* blossoms \w of|strong="H5158"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w valley|strong="H5158"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w if|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* \w had|strong="H7416"\w* \w budded|strong="H6524"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H7200"\w* \w if|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w* \w were|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H7200"\w* \w bloom|strong="H6524"\w*.  
\v 12   
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w was|strong="H5315"\w* \w beside|strong="H7760"\w* \w myself|strong="H5315"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* joy!  
\q1 \w There|strong="H3045"\w* please \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* myrrh,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* daughter \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* princely \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\s1 The Love Song and Dance  
\s1 \bd  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\bd*  
\q1
\v 13  Turn , turn, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Perfect One!  
\q1 Turn, turn, that I may stare at you!  
\s1 \bd  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\bd*  
\q1 Why do you gaze upon the Perfect One  
\q1 like the dance of the Mahanaim?   
\c 7  
\s1 \qt The Lover to His Beloved:\qt*  
\q1
\v 1 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* beautiful \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* sandaled feet,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* nobleman’s daughter!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7725"\w* curves \w of|strong="H4264"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* thighs \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w like|strong="H7725"\w* jewels,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7725"\w* work \w of|strong="H4264"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* hands \w of|strong="H4264"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* master craftsman.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Your|strong="H3027"\w* navel \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w round|strong="H4639"\w* mixing bowl –  
\q1 may \w it|strong="H3644"\w* never lack mixed wine!  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3027"\w* belly \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mound \w of|strong="H1323"\w* wheat,  
\q1 encircled \w by|strong="H3027"\w* lilies.   
\q1
\v 3  Your two breasts are \w like|strong="H7799"\w* two fawns,  
\q1 twins \w of|strong="H6194"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* gazelle.   
\q1
\v 4  Your neck is \w like|strong="H7699"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tower made \w of|strong="H8147"\w* ivory.  
\q1 Your eyes \w are|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* pools \w in|strong="H8147"\w* Heshbon  
\q1 \w by|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* gate \w of|strong="H8147"\w* Bath-Rabbim.  
\q1 Your nose is \w like|strong="H7699"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* tower \w of|strong="H8147"\w* Lebanon  
\q1 overlooking Damascus.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H6440"\w* \w crowns|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* Mount Carmel.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* locks \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* hair \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* royal tapestries –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H5869"\w* held captive \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* tresses!   
\p  
\q1
\v 6  How beautiful \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H4428"\w*! How lovely,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* love, \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* delights!   
\s1 The Palm Tree and the Palm Tree Climber  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 7 \w Your|strong="H4100"\w* stature \w is|strong="H4100"\w* like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* palm tree,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3302"\w* \w your|strong="H4100"\w* breasts \w are|strong="H4100"\w* like clusters \w of|strong="H8588"\w* grapes.   
\q1
\v 8  \w I|strong="H1819"\w* want \w to|strong="H1819"\w* climb \w the|strong="H1819"\w* \w palm|strong="H8558"\w* \w tree|strong="H8558"\w*,  
\q1 and take hold \w of|strong="H6967"\w* its fruit stalks.  
\q1 May your \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* be \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w the|strong="H1819"\w* clusters \w of|strong="H6967"\w* grapes,  
\q1 and may \w the|strong="H1819"\w* fragrance \w of|strong="H6967"\w* your breath be \w like|strong="H1819"\w* apricots!   
\q1
\v 9  \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* mouth \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* best wine,  
\q1 flowing smoothly \w for|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* beloved,  
\q1 gliding gently \w over|strong="H5927"\w* \w our|strong="H1961"\w* lips \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* sleep together.   
\s1 Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 10 \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w am|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H1980"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*’s,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H1980"\w* \w desires|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H1980"\w*!   
\s1 The Journey to the Countryside  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 11 Come, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, let \w us|strong="H5921"\w* go \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* countryside;  
\q1 let \w us|strong="H5921"\w* spend \w the|strong="H5921"\w* night \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* villages.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Let|strong="H3212"\w* \w us|strong="H7704"\w* rise early \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* vineyards,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3318"\w* see if \w the|strong="H3318"\w* vines have budded,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3318"\w* see if \w their|strong="H3318"\w* \w blossoms|strong="H1730"\w* have opened,  
\q1 if \w the|strong="H3318"\w* pomegranates are \w in|strong="H3212"\w* bloom –  
\q1 \w there|strong="H3885"\w* \w I|strong="H3212"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w give|strong="H7704"\w* \w you|strong="H3212"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w love|strong="H1730"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* mandrakes \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* fragrance;  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* door \w is|strong="H8033"\w* \w every|strong="H5414"\w* delicacy,  
\q1 both new \w and|strong="H7925"\w* old, \w which|strong="H8033"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w stored|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w my|strong="H5414"\w* lover.   
\c 8  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 1 \w Oh|strong="H4310"\w*, \w how|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H7699"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* little brother,  
\q1 \w nursing|strong="H3243"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* mother’s \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*;  
\q1 if \w I|strong="H5414"\w* saw \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* –  
\q1 \w surely|strong="H5414"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* despise \w me|strong="H5414"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w I|strong="H1004"\w* would \w lead|strong="H5090"\w* \w you|strong="H3925"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* bring \w you|strong="H3925"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3925"\w* mother’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8248"\w* \w one|strong="H1004"\w* \w who|strong="H3925"\w* \w taught|strong="H3925"\w* \w me|strong="H8248"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H1004"\w* would \w give|strong="H8248"\w* \w you|strong="H3925"\w* \w spiced|strong="H7544"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8248"\w* nectar \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3925"\w* \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w*.   
\s1 Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved about Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 3 \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w caresses|strong="H8478"\w* \w my|strong="H8478"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w stimulates|strong="H2263"\w* \w me|strong="H8478"\w*.   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved to the Maidens:\qt*  
\q1
\v 4 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* admonish \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w maidens|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Do|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H2654"\w* \w arouse|strong="H5782"\w* \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w awaken|strong="H5782"\w* \w love|strong="H5782"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w pleases|strong="H2654"\w*!”   
\s1 The Awakening of Love  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Maidens about His Beloved:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 5 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w coming|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\q1 \w leaning|strong="H7514"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*?  
\s1 \qt The Beloved\qt* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w Her|strong="H5921"\w* Lover:  
\q1 \w Under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w apple|strong="H8598"\w* \w tree|strong="H8598"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w aroused|strong="H5782"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* mother \w conceived|strong="H2254"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w she|strong="H2063"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w bore|strong="H3205"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w childbirth|strong="H3205"\w*.   
\s1 The Nature of True Love  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 6 \w Set|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H3820"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cylinder \w seal|strong="H2368"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3820"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signet|strong="H2368"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* love \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*,  
\q1 \w passion|strong="H7068"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* unrelenting \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*.  
\q1 \w Its|strong="H5921"\w* flames burst forth,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* blazing \w flame|strong="H7957"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Surging|strong="H7227"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w quench|strong="H3518"\w* love;  
\q1 \w floodwaters|strong="H5104"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w overflow|strong="H7857"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\q1 If \w someone|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w offer|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* possessions \w to|strong="H3201"\w* buy love,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w offer|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H7227"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* utterly despised.   
\s1 The Brother’s Plan and the Sister’s Reward  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved’s Brothers:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 8 \w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H6996"\w* sister,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w yet|strong="H1696"\w* \w she|strong="H4100"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*.  
\q1 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w shall|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w our|strong="H6213"\w* sister  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w she|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w*?   
\q1
\v 9  \w If|strong="H1931"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w battlement|strong="H2918"\w* \w of|strong="H2346"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*;  
\q1 \w but|strong="H1931"\w* \w if|strong="H1931"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w barricade|strong="H6696"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w boards|strong="H3871"\w* \w of|strong="H2346"\w* cedar.   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved:\qt*  
\q1
\v 10 \w I|strong="H4672"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* fortress \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H4672"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w favor|strong="H7965"\w* \w in|strong="H4672"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.   
\s1 Solomon’s Vineyard and the Beloved’s Vineyard  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Beloved to Her Lover:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 11 \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w Baal-Hamon|strong="H1174"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5414"\w* leased \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* who maintained \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\q1 \w Each|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w shekels|strong="H5201"\w* \w of|strong="H3754"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w My|strong="H8010"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*, which belongs \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w at|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H8010"\w* \w disposal|strong="H6440"\w* alone.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* thousand \w shekels|strong="H5201"\w* belong \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w two|strong="H3967"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shekels|strong="H5201"\w* belong \w to|strong="H6440"\w* those who maintain \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w its|strong="H6529"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*.   
\s1 Epilogue: The Lover’s Request and His Beloved’s Invitation  
\s1 \bd  \+qt  \+it The Lover to His Beloved:\+it*\+qt*\bd*  
\q1
\v 13 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6963"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w companions|strong="H2270"\w* \w are|strong="H2270"\w* \w listening|strong="H8085"\w* \w attentively|strong="H8085"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*;  
\q1 let \w me|strong="H6963"\w* \w be|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H6963"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* it!   
\s1 \qt  The Beloved to Her Lover:\qt*  
\q1
\v 14 \w Make|strong="H1819"\w* \w haste|strong="H1272"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*!  
\q1 \w Be|strong="H2022"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gazelle|strong="H6643"\w* \w or|strong="H2022"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H6082"\w* stag  
\p \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*.   