The Beloved’s Wish Song The Beloved to Her Lover: 1 Oh, how I wish you were my little brother,nursing at my mother’s breasts;if I saw you outside, I could kiss you –surely no one would despise …
Song of Songs 7
The Lover to His Beloved: 1 How beautiful are your sandalled feet,O nobleman’s daughter!The curves of your thighs are like jewels,the work of the hands of a master craftsman.2 Your navel is a round …
Song of Songs 6
The Lost Lover Found The Maidens to the Beloved: 1 Where has your beloved gone,O most beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned?Tell us, that we may seek him with you. The Beloved …
Song of Songs 5
The Lover to His Beloved: 1 I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride;I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice.I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;I have drunk my wine and my …
Song of Songs 4
The Wedding Night: Praise of the Bride The Lover to His Beloved: 1 Oh, you are beautiful, my darling!Oh, you are beautiful!Your eyes behind your veil are like doves.Your hair is like a flock of …
Song of Songs 3
The Lost Lover is Found The Beloved about Her Lover: 1 All night long on my bedI longed for my lover.I longed for him but he never appeared.2 “I will arise and look all around throughout the …
Song of Songs 2
The Lily among the Thorns and the Apple Tree in the Forest The Beloved to Her Lover: 1 I am a meadow flower from Sharon,a lily from the valleys. The Lover to His Beloved: 2 Like a lily …
Song of Songs 1
Title/Superscription 1 Solomon’s Most Excellent Love Song. The Desire for Love The Beloved to Her Lover: 2 Oh, how I wish you would kiss me passionately!For your lovemaking is more …
Song of Songs
In ancient Israel everything human came to expression in words: reverence, gratitude, anger, sorrow, suffering, trust, friendship, commitment. In the Song of Solomon, it is love that finds …