Song of Solomon 2 — AAB

The Bride’s Admiration

The Bride

2Verse 1I am a rose of Sharon,⁺a lily of the valley.

The Bridegroom

^{Verse 2}Like a lily among the thornsis my darling among the maidens.

The Bride

^{Verse 3}Like an apple tree among the trees of the forestis my beloved among the young men.I delight to sit in his shade,and his fruit is sweet to my taste.^{Verse 4}He has brought me to the house of wine,⁺and his banner over me is love.^{Verse 5}Sustain me with raisins;refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.^{Verse 6}His left hand is under my head,and his right arm embraces me.^{Verse 7}O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure youby the gazelles and does of the field:Do not arouse or awaken loveuntil the time is right.^{Verse 8}Listen! My beloved approaches.Look! Here he comes,leaping across the mountains,bounding over the hills.^{Verse 9}My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.Look, he stands behind our wall,gazing through the windows,peering through the lattice.^{Verse 10}My beloved calls to me,“Arise, my darling.
Come away with me, my beautiful one.^{Verse 11}For now the winter is past;the rain is over and gone.^{Verse 12}The flowers have appeared in the countryside;the season of singing⁺has come,and the cooing of turtledovesis heard in our land.^{Verse 13}The fig tree ripens its figs;the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.Arise, come away, my darling;come away with me, my beautiful one.”

The Bridegroom

^{Verse 14}O my dove in the clefts of the rock,in the crevices of the cliff,let me see your face,let me hear your voice;for your voice is sweet,and your countenance is lovely.

The Friends

^{Verse 15}Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—
for our vineyards are in bloom.

The Bride

^{Verse 16}My beloved is mine and I am his;he pastures his flock among the lilies.^{Verse 17}Before the day breaks and shadows flee,turn, my beloved,and be like a gazelleor a young stag on the mountains of Bether.⁺