Lover
As a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.Beloved
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the young men. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love. Y’all strengthen me with raisins, Y’all refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love. His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me. I admonish y’all, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Y’all must not arouse or awaken love, until it so desires.Listen! My beloved! Look, he is coming, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Look, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.
My beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away. For now, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.”