Song of Songs 5
The young man:
I have taken my
I have eaten my
I have drunk my
The writer:
Eat, friends, and drink, you who love each other!
Drink until you can drink no more!
A dream
The young woman:
Listen! My
He said, ‘Open the door for me, my dear friend.
You are my sister,
the perfect one that I love.
To me you are like a beautiful
My hair is very wet.’
I do not want to dress myself again.
I have washed my feet.
I do not want them to get dirty again.’
My heart began to beat faster because he was near.
My hands were wet with
Myrrh dropped from my fingers
onto the handle of the door.
But he had already turned away.
He had gone!
I was very
I looked for him but I did not find him.
I called to him but he did not answer me.
as they walked in the streets of the city.
They beat me and they hurt my body.
Those guards on the city walls took away my
please find my lover!
Promise me to tell him this, if you find him.
Tell him that my love for him has made me weak!
The young women of Jerusalem:
Why do you think that your lover is better than other men?
Why must we promise to do this for you?
The young woman:
He is the greatest man among 10,000 men.
The hairs on his head are like
They are black like a
They are like doves that someone has washed in milk.
They shine like
Their smell is like
His lips are like
with
with jewels in them.
His body shines like bright
with
They stand on feet that are like
He stands tall like the mountains of Lebanon.
He is as handsome as its best
Everything about him causes me to love him.
I say to you, young women of Jerusalem,
this is my lover!
This is my true friend.