Song of Solomon 2

1I am a rose on the plain of Sharon, a lily in the valleys.

2He says, My darling, among other women, you are like a lily among thorns!

3She says, My lover, among other men, you are an apple tree among the wild trees in the forest! I enjoy sitting in my lover’s shadow; his fruit is so sweet to my taste.

4She said, My lover took me to a place where we can celebrate, and he shown me that he loves me.

5Strengthen me with raisins; refresh me with apples, because I am weak with love.

6My lover’s left arm is under my head, and his right arm holds me.

7Women of Jerusalem, promise me by the gazelles and wild deer, don’t awaken love, don’t arouse love, until I he is ready.

8She say, I hear my lover’s voice. Here it comes, jumping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.

9She say, My lover is like a gazelle or a young deer. Look at him standing behind our wall, staring out the window, looking through the lattice.

10She say, My lover speaks to me, Get up, my darling, my beautiful one. Let’s go away!

11Look, winter is past, the rains have come and gone.

12The flowers are blooming in the fields. It is time for the birds to sing. I can hear the doves coo in our land.

13Young figs are growing on the fig trees. Smell the vines of gapes in bloom. Get up, my darling, my beautiful one. Let’s go away!

14He says, You are like a dove among the rocks, a dove that is hiding behind high rocks. I want to see you, and I want to listen to you. Your voice is beautiful and you are beautiful.

15She says, Catch the foxes for us even the little foxes that spoil the vineyard. Our vineyard is now in bloom.

16She says, My lover is mine, and I am his! My lover feeds among the lilies,

17Until the day is over and the shadows are gone. my lover, you must come back. You must be like a gazelle, like a young deer on the Bether Mountains.