¹Quam pulchra es, amica mea!Groom to Bride: How beautiful you are,quam pulchra es!my love, how beautiful you are!Oculi tui columbarum,Your eyes are those of a dove,absque eo quod intrinsecus latet.except for what is hidden within.Capilli tui sicut greges caprarum quæ ascenderunt de monte Galaad.Your hair is like flocks of goats, which ascend along the mountain of Gilead.

¹Quam pulchra es, amica mea!Groom to Bride: How beautiful you are,quam pulchra es!my love, how beautiful you are!Oculi tui columbarum,Your eyes are those of a dove,absque eo quod intrinsecus latet.except for what is hidden within.Capilli tui sicut greges caprarum quæ ascenderunt de monte Galaad.Your hair is like flocks of goats, which ascend along the mountain of Gilead.

²Dentes tui sicut greges tonsarum quæ ascenderunt de lavacro;Your teeth are like flocks of shorn sheep, which ascend from the washing,omnes gemellis fœtibus,each one with its identical twin,et sterilis non est inter eas.and not one among them is barren.

²Dentes tui sicut greges tonsarum quæ ascenderunt de lavacro;Your teeth are like flocks of shorn sheep, which ascend from the washing,omnes gemellis fœtibus,each one with its identical twin,et sterilis non est inter eas.and not one among them is barren.

³Sicut vitta coccinea labia tua,Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon,et eloquium tuum dulce.and your eloquence is sweetness.Sicut fragmen mali punici,Like a piece of pomegranate,ita genæ tuæ,so are your cheeks,absque eo quod intrinsecus latet.except for what is hidden within.

³Sicut vitta coccinea labia tua,Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon,et eloquium tuum dulce.and your eloquence is sweetness.Sicut fragmen mali punici,Like a piece of pomegranate,ita genæ tuæ,so are your cheeks,absque eo quod intrinsecus latet.except for what is hidden within.

⁴Sicut turris David collum tuum,Your neck is like the tower of David,quæ ædificata est cum propugnaculis;which was built with ramparts:mille clypei pendent ex ea,a thousand shields are hanging from it,omnis armatura fortium.all the armor of the strong.

⁴Sicut turris David collum tuum,Your neck is like the tower of David,quæ ædificata est cum propugnaculis;which was built with ramparts:mille clypei pendent ex ea,a thousand shields are hanging from it,omnis armatura fortium.all the armor of the strong.

⁵Duo ubera tua sicut duo hinnuli,Your two breasts are like two young does,capreæ gemelli, qui pascuntur in liliis.twins that pasture among the lilies.

⁵Duo ubera tua sicut duo hinnuli,Your two breasts are like two young does,capreæ gemelli, qui pascuntur in liliis.twins that pasture among the lilies.

⁶Donec aspiret dies,Until the day riseset inclinentur umbræ,and the shadows decline,vadam ad montem myrrhæ,I will go to the mountain of myrrhet ad collem thuris.and to the hill of frankincense.

⁶Donec aspiret dies,Until the day riseset inclinentur umbræ,and the shadows decline,vadam ad montem myrrhæ,I will go to the mountain of myrrhet ad collem thuris.and to the hill of frankincense.

⁷Tota pulchra es,You are totally beautiful,amica mea,my love,et macula non est in te.and there is no blemish in you.

⁷Tota pulchra es,You are totally beautiful,amica mea,my love,et macula non est in te.and there is no blemish in you.

⁸Veni de Libano,Advance from Lebanon,sponsa mea:my spouse,veni de Libano,advance from Lebanon,veni,advance.coronaberis:You shall be crowned at the head of Amana,de capite Amana,near the summit of Senirde vertice Sanir et Hermon,and Hermon,de cubilibus leonum,by the dens of lions,de montibus pardorum.by the mountains of leopards.

⁸Veni de Libano,Advance from Lebanon,sponsa mea:my spouse,veni de Libano,advance from Lebanon,veni,advance.coronaberis:You shall be crowned at the head of Amana,de capite Amana,near the summit of Senirde vertice Sanir et Hermon,and Hermon,de cubilibus leonum,by the dens of lions,de montibus pardorum.by the mountains of leopards.

⁹Vulnerasti cor meum,You have wounded my heart,soror mea,my sister,sponsa;my spouse.vulnerasti cor meum in uno oculorum tuorum,You have wounded my heart with one look of your eyes,et in uno crine colli tui.and with one lock of hair on your neck.

⁹Vulnerasti cor meum,You have wounded my heart,soror mea,my sister,sponsa;my spouse.vulnerasti cor meum in uno oculorum tuorum,You have wounded my heart with one look of your eyes,et in uno crine colli tui.and with one lock of hair on your neck.

¹⁰Quam pulchræ sunt mammæ tuæ,How beautiful are your breasts,soror mea sponsa!my sister, my spouse!pulchriora sunt ubera tua vino,Your breasts are more beautiful than wine,et odor unguentorum tuorum super omnia aromata.and the fragrance of your ointments is above all aromatic oils.

¹⁰Quam pulchræ sunt mammæ tuæ,How beautiful are your breasts,soror mea sponsa!my sister, my spouse!pulchriora sunt ubera tua vino,Your breasts are more beautiful than wine,et odor unguentorum tuorum super omnia aromata.and the fragrance of your ointments is above all aromatic oils.

¹¹Favus distillans labia tua,Your lips,sponsa;my spouse,melare a dripping honeycomb;et lac sub lingua tua:honey and milk are under your tongue.et odor vestimentorum tuorum sicut odor thuris.And the fragrance of your garments is like the odor of frankincense.

¹¹Favus distillans labia tua,Your lips,sponsa;my spouse,melare a dripping honeycomb;et lac sub lingua tua:honey and milk are under your tongue.et odor vestimentorum tuorum sicut odor thuris.And the fragrance of your garments is like the odor of frankincense.

¹²Hortus conclusus soror mea,An enclosed garden is my sister,sponsa,my spouse:hortus conclusus,an enclosed garden,fons signatus.a sealed fountain.

¹²Hortus conclusus soror mea,An enclosed garden is my sister,sponsa,my spouse:hortus conclusus,an enclosed garden,fons signatus.a sealed fountain.

¹³Emissiones tuæ paradisus malorum punicorum,You send forth a paradise of pomegranates along with the fruits of the orchard:cum pomorum fructibus,Cypress grapes,cypri cum nardo.with aromatic oil;

¹³Emissiones tuæ paradisus malorum punicorum,You send forth a paradise of pomegranates along with the fruits of the orchard:cum pomorum fructibus,Cypress grapes,cypri cum nardo.with aromatic oil;

¹⁴Nardus et crocus,aromatic oil and saffron;fistula et cinnamomum,sweet cane and cinnamon,cum universis lignis Libani;with all the trees of Lebanon;myrrha et aloë,myrrh and aloe,cum omnibus primis unguentis.with all the best ointments.

¹⁴Nardus et crocus,aromatic oil and saffron;fistula et cinnamomum,sweet cane and cinnamon,cum universis lignis Libani;with all the trees of Lebanon;myrrha et aloë,myrrh and aloe,cum omnibus primis unguentis.with all the best ointments.

¹⁵Fons hortorum, puteus aquarum viventium,The fountain of the gardens is a well of living waters,quæ fluunt impetu de Libano.which flow forcefully from Lebanon.

¹⁵Fons hortorum, puteus aquarum viventium,The fountain of the gardens is a well of living waters,quæ fluunt impetu de Libano.which flow forcefully from Lebanon.

¹⁶Surge,Rise up,aquilo,north wind,et veni,and advance,auster:south wind.perfla hortum meum,Send a breeze through my garden,et fluant aromata illius.and carry its aromatic scents.

¹⁶Surge,Rise up,aquilo,north wind,et veni,and advance,auster:south wind.perfla hortum meum,Send a breeze through my garden,et fluant aromata illius.and carry its aromatic scents.