^{1 Ref} I am a rose of Sharon, a flower of the valleys.

^{2 Ref} As the lily-flower among the thorns of the waste, so is my love among the daughters.

^{3 Ref} As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

^{4 Ref} He took me to the house of wine, and his flag over me was love.

^{5 Ref} Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.

^{6 Ref} His left hand is under my head, and his right hand is round about me.

^{7 Ref} I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, do not let love be moved till it is ready.

^{8 Ref} The voice of my loved one! See, he comes dancing on the mountains, stepping quickly on the hills.

^{9 Ref} My loved one is like a roe; see, he is on the other side of our wall, he is looking in at the windows, letting himself be seen through the spaces.

^{10 Ref} My loved one said to me, Get up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

^{11 Ref} For, see, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

^{12 Ref} The flowers are come on the earth; the time of cutting the vines is come, and the voice of the dove is sounding in our land;

^{13 Ref} The fig-tree puts out her green fruit and the vines with their young fruit give a good smell. Get up from your bed, my beautiful one, and come away.

^{14 Ref} O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.

^{15 Ref} Take for us the foxes, the little foxes, which do damage to the vines; our vines have young grapes.

^{16 Ref} My loved one is mine, and I am his: he takes his food among the flowers.

^{17 Ref} Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, come, my loved one, and be like a roe on the mountains of Bether.

^{1 Ref} As a lily among the thorns,

^{2 Ref} So `is' my friend among the daughters!

^{3 Ref} As a citron among trees of the forest, So `is' my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit `is' sweet to my palate.

^{4 Ref} He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me `is' love,

^{5 Ref} Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I `am' sick with love.

^{6 Ref} His left hand `is' under my head, And his right doth embrace me.

^{7 Ref} I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!

^{8 Ref} The voice of my beloved! lo, this -- he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.

^{9 Ref} My beloved `is' like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this -- he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.

^{10 Ref} My beloved hath answered and said to me, `Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,

^{11 Ref} For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away -- it hath gone.

^{12 Ref} The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,

^{13 Ref} The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.

^{14 Ref} My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice `is' sweet, and thy appearance comely.

^{15 Ref} Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes -- destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

^{16 Ref} My beloved `is' mine, and I `am' his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

^{17 Ref} Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!