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"^(C1)You are as beautiful as ^(C2)Tirzah, my darling, As ^(C3)lovely as ^(C4)Jerusalem, As ^(C5)awesome as an army with banners.

-"Turn your eyes away from me, For they have confused me; ^(C1)Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Gilead.

-"^(C1)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes That have come up from their watering place, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.

-"^(C1)Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.

-"There are sixty ^(C1)queens and eighty concubines, And ^(F1)(C2)young women without number;

But ^(C1)my dove, my perfect one, is ^(F1)unique: She is her mother's ^(F1)only daughter; She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her. The ^(F2)(C2)young women saw her and called her ^(F3)blessed, The ^(C3)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

'Who is this who looks down like the dawn, As beautiful as the full ^(C1)moon, As pure ^(C2)as the sun, As ^(C3)awesome as an army with banners?'

-"I went down to the orchard of nut trees To see the plants of the valley, To see whether ^(C1)the vine had grown Or the ^(C2)pomegranates had bloomed.

-"^(F1)Before I was aware, my soul set me Over the chariots of ^(F2)my noble people."

"^(F1)Come back, come back, O Shulammite; Come back, come back, so that we may look at you!" The Groom "Why should you look at the Shulammite, As at the ^(C1)dance of ^(F2)(C2)the two armies?

"^(F1)How beautiful are your feet in sandals, ^(F2)(C1)Prince's daughter! The curves of your hips are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist.

-"Your navel is like a round goblet That never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is like a heap of wheat, ^(F1)Surrounded with lilies.

-"Your ^(C1)two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle.

-"Your ^(C1)neck is like a tower of ivory, Your eyes like the pools in ^(C2)Heshbon By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, Which looks toward Damascus.

-"Your head ^(F1)crowns you like ^(C1)Carmel, And the flowing hair of your head is like purple threads; The king is captivated by your tresses.

-"How ^(C1)beautiful and how delightful you are, ^(F1)My love, with all your delights!

-"^(F1)Your stature is like a palm tree, And your breasts are like its clusters.

-"I said, 'I will climb the palm tree, I will grasp its fruit stalks.' Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of your ^(F1)breath like ^(C1)apples,

And your ^(F1)(C1)mouth like the best wine!" The Bride "It ^(C2)goes down smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently through the lips of those who are asleep.

"^(C1)I am my beloved's, And his ^(C2)desire is for me.

-"Come, my beloved, let's go out to the ^(F1)country, Let's spend the night in the villages.

-"Let's rise early and go to the vineyards; Let's ^(C1)see whether the vine has grown And its buds have opened, And whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love.

-"The ^(C1)mandrakes have given forth fragrance; And over our doors are all ^(C2)delicious fruits, New as well as old, Which I have saved for you, my beloved.

"Oh that you were like a brother to me Who nursed at my mother's breasts. If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you; No one would despise me, either.

-"I would lead you and ^(C1)bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.

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

"^(C1)Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem: ^(F1)Do not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases."