¹Osculetur me osculo oris sui;Bride: May he kiss me with the kiss of his mouth..quia meliora sunt ubera tua vino,Groom to Bride: So much better than wine are your breasts,

¹Osculetur me osculo oris sui;Bride: May he kiss me with the kiss of his mouth..quia meliora sunt ubera tua vino,Groom to Bride: So much better than wine are your breasts,

²fragrantia unguentis optimis.fragranced with the finest perfumes. Bride to Groom:Oleum effusum nomen tuum;Your name is oil that has been poured out;ideo adolescentulæ dilexerunt te.therefore, the maidens have loved you.

²fragrantia unguentis optimis.fragranced with the finest perfumes. Bride to Groom:Oleum effusum nomen tuum;Your name is oil that has been poured out;ideo adolescentulæ dilexerunt te.therefore, the maidens have loved you.

³Trahe me,Draw me forward.post te curremus in odorem unguentorum tuorum.Chorus to Bride: We will run after you in the odor of your perfumes.Introduxit me rex in cellaria sua;Bride to Chorus: The king has led me into his storerooms.exsultabimus et lætabimur in te,Chorus to Bride: We will exult and rejoice in you,memores uberum tuorum super vinum.remembering your breasts above wine. Groom to Bride:Recti diligunt te.The righteous love you.

³Trahe me,Draw me forward.post te curremus in odorem unguentorum tuorum.Chorus to Bride: We will run after you in the odor of your perfumes.Introduxit me rex in cellaria sua;Bride to Chorus: The king has led me into his storerooms.exsultabimus et lætabimur in te,Chorus to Bride: We will exult and rejoice in you,memores uberum tuorum super vinum.remembering your breasts above wine. Groom to Bride:Recti diligunt te.The righteous love you.

⁴Nigra sum,Bride to Chorus:sed formosa,O daughters of Jerusalem:filiæ Jerusalem,I am black, but shapely,sicut tabernacula Cedar,like the tabernacles of Kedar,sicut pelles Salomonis.like the tents of Solomon.

⁴Nigra sum,Bride to Chorus:sed formosa,O daughters of Jerusalem:filiæ Jerusalem,I am black, but shapely,sicut tabernacula Cedar,like the tabernacles of Kedar,sicut pelles Salomonis.like the tents of Solomon.

⁵Nolite me considerare quod fusca sim,Do not be concerned that I am dark,quia decoloravit me sol.for the sun has changed my color.Filii matris meæ pugnaverunt contra me;The sons of my mother have fought against me.posuerunt me custodem in vineis:They have made me the keeper of the vineyards.vineam meam non custodivi.My own vineyard I have not kept.

⁵Nolite me considerare quod fusca sim,Do not be concerned that I am dark,quia decoloravit me sol.for the sun has changed my color.Filii matris meæ pugnaverunt contra me;The sons of my mother have fought against me.posuerunt me custodem in vineis:They have made me the keeper of the vineyards.vineam meam non custodivi.My own vineyard I have not kept.

⁶Indica mihi,Bride to Groom:quem diligit anima mea,Reveal to me, you whom my soul loves,ubi pascas,where you pasture,ubi cubes in meridie,where you recline at midday,ne vagari incipiam post greges sodalium tuorum.lest I begin to wander after the flocks of your companions.

⁶Indica mihi,Bride to Groom:quem diligit anima mea,Reveal to me, you whom my soul loves,ubi pascas,where you pasture,ubi cubes in meridie,where you recline at midday,ne vagari incipiam post greges sodalium tuorum.lest I begin to wander after the flocks of your companions.

⁷Si ignoras te,Groom to Bride:o pulcherrima inter mulieres,If you yourself do not know,egredere,O most beautiful among women,et abi post vestigia gregum,then go out and follow after the steps of the flocks,et pasce hædos tuos juxta tabernacula pastorum.and pasture your young goats beside the tabernacles of the shepherds.

⁷Si ignoras te,Groom to Bride:o pulcherrima inter mulieres,If you yourself do not know,egredere,O most beautiful among women,et abi post vestigia gregum,then go out and follow after the steps of the flocks,et pasce hædos tuos juxta tabernacula pastorum.and pasture your young goats beside the tabernacles of the shepherds.

⁸Equitatui meo in curribus Pharaonis assimilavi te,O my love,amica mea.I have compared you to my company of horsemen against the chariots of Pharaoh.

⁸Equitatui meo in curribus Pharaonis assimilavi te,O my love,amica mea.I have compared you to my company of horsemen against the chariots of Pharaoh.

⁹Pulchræ sunt genæ tuæ sicut turturis;Your cheeks are beautiful, like those of a turtledove.collum tuum sicut monilia.Your neck is like a bejeweled collar.

⁹Pulchræ sunt genæ tuæ sicut turturis;Your cheeks are beautiful, like those of a turtledove.collum tuum sicut monilia.Your neck is like a bejeweled collar.

¹⁰Murenulas aureas faciemus tibi,Chorus to Bride: We will fashion for you chains of gold,vermiculatas argento.accented with reddened silver.

¹⁰Murenulas aureas faciemus tibi,Chorus to Bride: We will fashion for you chains of gold,vermiculatas argento.accented with reddened silver.

¹¹Dum esset rex in accubitu suo,Bride to Chorus: While the king was taking his rest,nardus mea dedit odorem suum.my aromatic ointment sent forth its odor.

¹¹Dum esset rex in accubitu suo,Bride to Chorus: While the king was taking his rest,nardus mea dedit odorem suum.my aromatic ointment sent forth its odor.

¹²Fasciculus myrrhæ dilectus meus mihi;My beloved is a bundle of myrrh to me.inter ubera mea commorabitur.He shall abide between my breasts.

¹²Fasciculus myrrhæ dilectus meus mihi;My beloved is a bundle of myrrh to me.inter ubera mea commorabitur.He shall abide between my breasts.

¹³Botrus cypri dilectus meus mihi in vineis Engaddi.My beloved is a cluster of Cyprus grapes to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi.

¹³Botrus cypri dilectus meus mihi in vineis Engaddi.My beloved is a cluster of Cyprus grapes to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi.

¹⁴Ecce tu pulchra es,Groom to Bride: Behold,amica mea!you are beautiful,ecce tu pulchra es!O my love. Behold, you are beautiful.Oculi tui columbarum.Your eyes are those of a dove.

¹⁴Ecce tu pulchra es,Groom to Bride: Behold,amica mea!you are beautiful,ecce tu pulchra es!O my love. Behold, you are beautiful.Oculi tui columbarum.Your eyes are those of a dove.

¹⁵Ecce tu pulcher es,Bride to Groom: Behold,dilecte mi,you are handsome,et decorus!O my beloved,Lectulus noster floridus.and graceful. Our bed is flourishing.

¹⁵Ecce tu pulcher es,Bride to Groom: Behold,dilecte mi,you are handsome,et decorus!O my beloved,Lectulus noster floridus.and graceful. Our bed is flourishing.

¹⁶Tigna domorum nostrarum cedrina,Groom to Bride: The timbers of our houses are of cedar;laquearia nostra cypressina.our ceilings are of cypress.

¹⁶Tigna domorum nostrarum cedrina,Groom to Bride: The timbers of our houses are of cedar;laquearia nostra cypressina.our ceilings are of cypress.