1. Naingia bustanini mwangu,dada yangu, bi arusi.Nakusanya manemane na viungo,nala sega langu la asali,nanywa divai yangu na maziwa yangu.Kuleni enyi marafiki, kunyweni;kunyweni sana wapendwa wangu.
2. Nililala, lakini moyo wangu haukulala.Sauti ya mpenzi wangu anabisha hodi.“Nifungulie, dada yangu mpenzi wangu, bibiarusi wangu,hua wangu, usiye na kasoro.Kichwa changu kimelowa umandena nywele zangu manyunyu ya usiku.”
3. Nimekwisha yavua mavazi yangu,nitayavaaje tena?Nimekwisha nawa miguu yangu,niichafueje tena?
4. Hapo mpenzi wangu akaugusa mlango,moyo wangu ukajaa furaha.
5. Niliinuka kumfungulia mpenzi wangu.Mikono yangu imejaa manemane,na vidole vyangu vyadondosha manemane,nilipolishika komeo kufungua mlango.