1. I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
2. As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
3. As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4. He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.
5. Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.
6. His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
7. I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
8. The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
9. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice.
10. My beloved spake and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.