1. At night on my bed,I looked for the one I love;I looked for him, but I could not find him.
2. I got up and went around the city,in the streets and squares,looking for the one I love.I looked for him, but I could not find him.
3. The watchmen found me as they patrolled the city,so I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4. As soon as I had left them,I found the one I love.I held him and would not let him gountil I brought him to my mother’s house,to the room where I was born.
5. Women of Jerusalem, promise meby the gazelles and the deernot to awakenor excite my feelings of loveuntil it is ready.
6. Who is this coming out of the desertlike a cloud of smoke?Who is this that smells like myrrh, incense,and other spices?