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The Bride's Admiration

¹ "^(F1)I am the ^(F2)(C1)rose of ^(C2)Sharon,
The ^(C3)lily of the valleys."

² "^(F1)Like a lily among the thorns,
So is ^(C1)my darling among the ^(F2)maidens."

³ "^(F1)Like an ^(F2)(C1)apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the ^(F3)young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his ^(C2)fruit was sweet to my ^(F4)taste.

⁴ "He has ^(C1)brought me to his ^(F1)banquet hall,
And his ^(C2)banner over me is love.

⁵ "Sustain me with ^(C1)raisin cakes,
Refresh me with ^(F1)(C2)apples,
Because ^(C3)I am lovesick.

⁶ "Let ^(C1)his left hand be under my head
And ^(C1)his right hand ^(C2)embrace me."

⁷ "^(F1)I ^(C1)adjure you, O ^(C2)daughters of Jerusalem,
By the ^(C3)gazelles or by the ^(C4)hinds of the field,
^(C1)That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until ^(F2)she pleases."

⁸ "^(F1)Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing ^(C1)on the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!

⁹ "My beloved is like a ^(C1)gazelle or a ^(C2)young ^(F1)stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering ^(C3)through the lattice.

¹⁰ "My beloved responded and said to me,
'^(C1)Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.

¹¹ 'For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.

¹² 'The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for ^(F1)pruning the vines,
And the voice of the ^(C1)turtledove has been heard in our land.

¹³ 'The ^(C1)fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the ^(C2)vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!'"

¹⁴ "^(F1)O ^(C1)my dove, ^(C2)in the clefts of the ^(F2)rock,
In the secret place of the steep ^(F3)pathway,
Let me see your ^(F4)form,
^(C3)Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your ^(F4)form is ^(C4)lovely."

¹⁵ "^(F1)(C1)Catch the foxes for us,
The ^(F2)little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our ^(C2)vineyards are in blossom."

¹⁶ "^(F1)(C1)My beloved is mine, and I am his;
He ^(C2)pastures his flock among the lilies.

¹⁷ "^(C1)Until ^(F1)the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a ^(C2)gazelle
Or a young stag ^(C3)on the mountains of ^(F2)Bether."