¹Ego flos campi,Bride:et lilium convallium.I am a flower of the open field and a lily of the steep valleys.

¹Ego flos campi,Bride:et lilium convallium.I am a flower of the open field and a lily of the steep valleys.

²Sicut lilium inter spinas,Groom: Like a lily among the thorns,sic amica mea inter filias.so is my loved one among the daughters.

²Sicut lilium inter spinas,Groom: Like a lily among the thorns,sic amica mea inter filias.so is my loved one among the daughters.

³Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum,Bride to Chorus: Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,sic dilectus meus inter filios.so is my beloved among the sons.Sub umbra illius quem desideraveram sedi,I sat beneath the shadow of the one whom I desired,et fructus ejus dulcis gutturi meo.and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

³Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum,Bride to Chorus: Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,sic dilectus meus inter filios.so is my beloved among the sons.Sub umbra illius quem desideraveram sedi,I sat beneath the shadow of the one whom I desired,et fructus ejus dulcis gutturi meo.and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

⁴Introduxit me in cellam vinariam;He brought me into the storeroom of wine.ordinavit in me caritatem.He set charity in order within me.

⁴Introduxit me in cellam vinariam;He brought me into the storeroom of wine.ordinavit in me caritatem.He set charity in order within me.

⁵Fulcite me floribus,Prop me up with flowers.stipate me malis,Close me in with apples.quia amore langueo.For I languish through love.

⁵Fulcite me floribus,Prop me up with flowers.stipate me malis,Close me in with apples.quia amore langueo.For I languish through love.

⁶Læva ejus sub capite meo,His left hand is under my head,et dextera illius amplexabitur me.and his right hand shall embrace me.

⁶Læva ejus sub capite meo,His left hand is under my head,et dextera illius amplexabitur me.and his right hand shall embrace me.

⁷Adjuro vos,Groom to Chorus:filiæ Jerusalem,I bind you by oath,per capreas cervosque camporum,O daughters of Jerusalem,ne suscitetis,by the does and the stags of the open field,neque evigilare faciatis dilectam,not to disturb or awaken the beloved,quoadusque ipsa velit.even for as long as she wills.

⁷Adjuro vos,Groom to Chorus:filiæ Jerusalem,I bind you by oath,per capreas cervosque camporum,O daughters of Jerusalem,ne suscitetis,by the does and the stags of the open field,neque evigilare faciatis dilectam,not to disturb or awaken the beloved,quoadusque ipsa velit.even for as long as she wills.

⁸Vox dilecti mei;Bride to Chorus:ecce iste venit,The voice of my beloved!saliens in montibus,Behold, he arrives leaping along the mountains,transiliens colles.jumping across the hills.

⁸Vox dilecti mei;Bride to Chorus:ecce iste venit,The voice of my beloved!saliens in montibus,Behold, he arrives leaping along the mountains,transiliens colles.jumping across the hills.

⁹Similis est dilectus meus capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum. En ipse stat post parietem nostrum, respiciens per fenestras, prospiciens per cancellos.My beloved is like a doe and like a young stag.

⁹Similis est dilectus meus capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum. En ipse stat post parietem nostrum, respiciens per fenestras, prospiciens per cancellos.My beloved is like a doe and like a young stag.

¹⁰En dilectus meus loquitur mihi.Lo, he stands beyond our wall,Surge, propera, amica mea,gazing through the windows,columba mea, formosa mea, et veni:watching through the lattices.

¹⁰En dilectus meus loquitur mihi.Lo, he stands beyond our wall,Surge, propera, amica mea,gazing through the windows,columba mea, formosa mea, et veni:watching through the lattices.

¹¹jam enim hiems transiit; imber abiit, et recessit.Lo, my beloved speaks to me:

¹¹jam enim hiems transiit; imber abiit, et recessit.Lo, my beloved speaks to me:

¹²Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra;Groom to Bride: Rise up,tempus putationis advenit:quickly, my love, my dove,vox turturis audita est in terra nostra;my shapely one, and advance.

¹²Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra;Groom to Bride: Rise up,tempus putationis advenit:quickly, my love, my dove,vox turturis audita est in terra nostra;my shapely one, and advance.

¹³ficus protulit grossos suos; vineæ florentes dederunt odorem suum. Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni:For winter has now past; the rain has decreased and gone away.

¹³ficus protulit grossos suos; vineæ florentes dederunt odorem suum. Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni:For winter has now past; the rain has decreased and gone away.

¹⁴columba mea, in foraminibus petræ,The flowers have appeared in our land;in caverna maceriæ, ostende mihi faciem tuam,the time for pruning has arrived.sonet vox tua in auribus meis: vox enim tua dulcis, et facies tua decora.The voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

¹⁴columba mea, in foraminibus petræ,The flowers have appeared in our land;in caverna maceriæ, ostende mihi faciem tuam,the time for pruning has arrived.sonet vox tua in auribus meis: vox enim tua dulcis, et facies tua decora.The voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

¹⁵Capite nobis vulpes parvulas quæ demoliuntur vineas:The fig tree has brought forth its green figs; the flowering vines bestow their odor. Rise up,nam vinea nostra floruit.my love, my brilliant one, and advance.

¹⁵Capite nobis vulpes parvulas quæ demoliuntur vineas:The fig tree has brought forth its green figs; the flowering vines bestow their odor. Rise up,nam vinea nostra floruit.my love, my brilliant one, and advance.

¹⁶Dilectus meus mihi,My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollows of the wall,et ego illi,reveal to me your face.qui pascitur inter lilia,Let your voice sound in my ears. For your voice is sweet, and your face is graceful.

¹⁶Dilectus meus mihi,My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollows of the wall,et ego illi,reveal to me your face.qui pascitur inter lilia,Let your voice sound in my ears. For your voice is sweet, and your face is graceful.

¹⁷donec aspiret dies,Chorus to Groom and Bride: Capture for us the little foxes,et inclinentur umbræ.which are tearing down the vines; for our vineyard has flourished.Revertere;Bride to Chorus: My beloved is for me,similis esto,and I am for him. He pastures among the lilies,dilecte mi,until the day rises and the shadows decline.capreæ,Bride to Groom: Return,hinnuloque cervorum super montes Bether.O my beloved. Be like a doe and like a young stag upon the mountains of Bether.

¹⁷donec aspiret dies,Chorus to Groom and Bride: Capture for us the little foxes,et inclinentur umbræ.which are tearing down the vines; for our vineyard has flourished.Revertere;Bride to Chorus: My beloved is for me,similis esto,and I am for him. He pastures among the lilies,dilecte mi,until the day rises and the shadows decline.capreæ,Bride to Groom: Return,hinnuloque cervorum super montes Bether.O my beloved. Be like a doe and like a young stag upon the mountains of Bether.