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The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem's Daughters

¹ The ^(F1)Song of ^(C1)Songs, which is Solomon's.

^(FA)The Bride

² "May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your ^(C1)love is ^(F1)sweeter than wine.

³ "Your ^(C1)oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your ^(C2)name is like ^(F1)purified oil;
Therefore the ^(F2)(C3)young women love you.

⁴ "Draw me after you and let's run together!
The ^(C1)king has brought me into his chambers."

The Chorus

"We will rejoice in you and be joyful;
We will praise your ^(C2)love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you."

The Bride

⁵ "I am black and ^(C1)beautiful,
You ^(C2)daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the ^(C3)tents of ^(C4)Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.

⁶ "Do not stare at me because I am ^(F1)dark,
For the sun has tanned me.
My ^(C1)mother's sons were angry with me;
They made me ^(C2)caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

⁷ "Tell me, you ^(C1)whom my soul loves,
Where do you ^(C2)pasture your flock,
Where do you have it ^(C3)lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who ^(F1)veils herself
Beside the flocks of your ^(C4)companions?"

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

⁸ "If you yourself do not know,
^(C1)Most beautiful among women,
Go out on the trail of the flock,
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.

⁹ "^(F1)To me, ^(C1)my darling, you are like
My ^(C2)mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.

¹⁰ "Your ^(C1)cheeks are delightful with jewelry,
Your neck with strings of ^(C2)beads."

The Chorus

¹¹ "We will make for you jewelry of gold
With beads of silver."

The Bride

¹² "While the king was at his table,
My ^(F1)(C1)perfume gave forth its fragrance.

¹³ "My beloved is to me a pouch of ^(C1)myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.

¹⁴ "My beloved is to me a cluster of ^(C1)henna blossoms
In the vineyards of ^(C2)Engedi."

The Groom

¹⁵ "^(F1)(C1)How beautiful you are, my darling,
^(F1)How beautiful you are!
Your ^(C2)eyes are like doves."

The Bride

¹⁶ "^(F1)How handsome you are, ^(C1)my beloved,
And so delightful!
Indeed, our bed is luxuriant!

¹⁷ "The beams of our house are ^(C1)cedars,
Our rafters, ^(C2)junipers.