1 - As a lily among the thorns,
2 - So <FI>is<Fi> my friend among the daughters!
3 - As a citron among trees of the forest, So <FI>is<Fi> my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit <FI>is<Fi> sweet to my palate.
4 - He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me <FI>is<Fi> love,
5 - Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I <FI>am<Fi> sick with love.
6 - His left hand <FI>is<Fi> under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
7 - I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!
8 - The voice of my beloved! lo, this--he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
9 - My beloved <FI>is<Fi> like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this--he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.
10 - My beloved hath answered and said to me, `Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,
11 - For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away--it hath gone.
12 - The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,
13 - The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.
14 - My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice <FI>is<Fi> sweet, and thy appearance comely.
15 - Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes--destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.
16 - My beloved <FI>is<Fi> mine, and I <FI>am<Fi> his, Who is delighting among the lilies,
17 - Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!
