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Song of Solomon 1
The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem's Daughters
1 The (F1)Song of (C1)Songs the best of songs, which is Solomon's. (VR1)
2 "May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!" Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,
"For your (C1)love is better than wine.
3 "The aroma of your (C1)oils is fragrant and pleasing;
Your (C2)name is perfume poured out;
Therefore the (C3)maidens love you.
4 "Draw me away with you and let us run together! (F1)(The Chorus) "We will rejoice and be glad in you;
Let the (C1)king bring me into his chambers."
We will remember and extol your (C2)love more sweet and fragrant than wine.
Rightly do they love you."
(The Shulammite Bride)
5 "I am deeply tanned but (C1)lovely,
O (C2)daughters of Jerusalem,
I am dark like the (C3)tents of the Bedouins of (C4)Kedar,
Like the beautiful curtains of Solomon.
6 "Do not gaze at me because I am deeply tanned,
I have worked in the sun; it has left its mark on me.
My (C1)mother's sons were angry with me;
They made me (C2)keeper of the vineyards,
But my own vineyard (my complexion) I have not kept."
7 "Tell me, O you (C1)whom my soul loves,
Where do you (C2)pasture your flock,
Where do you make it (C3)lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who is veiled
Beside the flocks of your (C4)companions?" (VR1)
Solomon, the Lover, Speaks
(The Bridegroom)
8 "If you do not know where your lover is,
O you (C1)fairest among women,
Run along, follow the tracks of the flock,
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.
9 "To (C1)me, my love, you are like
My favorite (C2)mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
10 "Your (C1)cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of (C2)jewels."
(The Chorus)
11 "We will make for you chains and ornaments of gold,
Studded with beads of silver."
(The Shulammite Bride)
12 "While the king was at his table,
My perfume (Solomon) sent forth his (C1)fragrance surrounding me.
13 "My beloved is to me like a pouch of (C1)myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
14 "My beloved is to me a cluster of (C1)henna flowers
In the fragrant vineyards of (F1)(C2)Engedi."
(The Bridegroom)
15 "Behold, (C1)how beautiful you are, my darling,
Behold, how beautiful you are!
Your (C2)eyes are dove's eyes."
(The Shulammite Bride)
16 "Behold, how fair and handsome you are, (C1)my beloved;
And so delightful!
Our arbor is green and luxuriant.
17 "The beams of our houses are (C1)cedars,
Our rafters and panels are (C2)cypresses.
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