1  [Him] Oh to be kissed by the kiss of her mouth; 
   for your breasts are sweeter than wine,
2  Fragrant with the best of perfumes. 
   Your name is like fine oil poured out; 
   for that reason the young girls loved you.
3  Draw me to you, let us run behind you 
   into the scent of your perfume. 
   The king has led me into his cellars.
   [Them] We shall exult and be joyful in you, 
   thinking of your breasts more than of wine. 
   The righteous loved you.
4  [Her]   I am dark-skinned but beautiful, daughters of Jerusalem, 
   like the tents of Kedar, like the skins of Solomon’s [tents].
5  Do not look down on me that I am dark, 
   because the sun has scorched. 
   My mother’s sons used to fight me; 
   they made me watch over the vineyards; 
   I did not watch over my own vineyard.
6  Show me, you whom my soul has loved, where you feed [your flock], 
   where you rest at midday, so that I will not begin to wander 
   after the flocks of your companions.
7  [Him]   If you do not know, o most beautiful among women, 
   go out and go after the flocks’ tracks, 
   and feed your kids next to the shepherds’ tents.
8  I have compared you to my horse 
   among the chariots of Pharaoh, my beloved.
9  For your cheeks are beautiful like those of a dove; 
   your neck like jewels.
10 [Them] We will make you golden necklaces, 
   inlaid with silver.
11 [Her] While the king was on his couch, 
   my nard gave out its scent.
12 My love is like a bunch of myrrh-leaves to me;
   he rests between my breasts.
13 My love is to me like a cluster of [sweet-smelling] cyprus-leaves
   in the vineyards of Engaddi.
14 [Him]  How beautiful you are, my beloved! How beautiful you are! 
   Your eyes are like those of doves.
15 [Her] How handsome you are, my love, and how elegant!
   [Him]   Our bed is covered in flowers.
16 The timbers of our home are cedar, 
   our ceilings are of cypress.