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Lover:
BelI have come into my garden, my
BelBelBelsister, my bride;
BelI have gathered my myrrh with my
BelBelBelspice.
BelI have eaten my honeycomb and my
BelBelBelhoney.
BelBelI have drunk my wine and my milk.

Friends:
BelEat, O friends, and drink;
BelBeldrink you fill, O lovers.

Beloved:
BelI slept but my heart was awake.
BelBelListen! My lover is knocking:
Bel"Open to me, my sister, my darling,
BelBelmy dove, my flawless one.
BelMy head is drenched with dew,
BelBelmy hair with the dampness of the
BelBelBelnight."
BelI have taken off my robe--
BelBelmust I put it on again?
BelI have washed my feet--
BelBelmust I soil them again?
BelMy lover thrust his hand through the
BelBelBellatch-opening;
BelBelmy heart began to pound for him.
BelI arose to open for my lover,
BelBeland my hands dripped with myrrh,
Belmy fingers with flowing myrrh,
BelBelon the handles of the lock.
BelI opened for my lover,
BelBelbut my lover had left; he was gone.
BelBelMy heart sank at his dparture.
BelI looked for him but did not find him.
BelBelI called him but he did not answer.
BelThe watchmen found me
BelBelas they made their rounds in the city.
BelThey beat me, they bruised me;
BelBelthey tok away my cloak,
BelBelthose watchmen of the walls!
BelO daughters of Jerusalem, I charge
BelBelBelyou--
BelBelif you find my lover,
Belwhat will you tell him?
BelBelTell him I am faint with love.

Friends:
BelHow is your beloved better than others,
BelBelmost beautiful of women?
BelHow is your beloved better than others,
BelBelthat you charge us so?

Beloved:
BelMy lover is radiant and ruddy,
BelBeloutstanding among ten thousand.
BelHis head is purest gold;
BelBelhis hair is wavy
BelBeland black as a raven.
BelHis eyes are like doves
BelBelby the water streams,
Belwashed in milk,
BelBelmounted like jewels.
BelHis cheeks are like beds of spice
BelBelyielding perfume.
BelHis lips are like lilies
BelBeldripping with myrrh.
BelHis arms are rods of gold
BelBelset with chrysolite.
BelHis body is like polished ivory
BelBeldecorated with sapphires.
BelHis legs are pillars of marble
BelBelset on bases of pure gold.
BelHis appearance is like Lebanon,
BelBelchoice as its cedars.
BelHis mouth is sweetness itself;
BelBelhe is althogether lovely.
BelThis is my lover, this is my friend,
BelBelO daughters of Jerusalem.