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¹ I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys.
² Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
³ Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
⁴ He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.
⁵ Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick.
⁶ His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
⁷ I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
⁸ The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
⁹ My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice.
¹⁰ My beloved spoke, and said to me: "Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.
¹¹ For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.
¹² The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land.
¹³ The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away!
¹⁴ "O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely."
¹⁵ Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes.
¹⁶ My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies.
¹⁷ Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether.