1. The Song of Songs, which is for Solomon.[Woman]
2. If only he would give me some of his kisses . . .Oh, your loving is sweeter than wine!
3. Your fragrance is sweet;your very name is perfume.That’s why the young women love you.
4. Take me along with you; let’s run!My king has brought me into his chambers, saying,"Let’s exult and rejoice in you.Let’s savor your loving more than wine.No wonder they all love you!"
5. Dark am I, and lovely, daughters of Jerusalem—like the black tents of the Kedar nomads,like the curtains of Solomon’s palace.
6. Don’t stare at me because I’m darkenedby the sun’s gaze.My own brothers were angry with me.They made me a caretaker of the vineyards—but I couldn’t care for my own vineyard.
7. Tell me, you whom I love with all my heart—where do you pasture your flock,where do you rest them at noon?—so I don’t wander around with the flocks of your companions.[Man]