¹I am a rose of Sharon ,

a lily of the valleys .

²As a lily amongst thorns ,

so is my love amongst the daughters .

³As the apple tree amongst the trees of the wood ,

so is my beloved amongst the sons .

I sat down under his shadow with great delight ,

his fruit was sweet to my taste .

⁴He brought me to the banquet hall .

His banner over me is love.

⁵Strengthen me with raisins,

refresh me with apples ;

for I am faint with love.

⁶His left hand is under my head .

His right hand embraces me .

⁷I adjure you , daughters of Jerusalem ,

by the roes , or by the hinds of the field ,

that you not stir up , nor awaken love ,

until it so desires .

⁸The voice of my beloved !

Behold , he comes,

leaping on the mountains ,

skipping on the hills .

⁹My beloved is like a roe or a young deer.

Behold , he stands behind our wall !

He looks in at the windows .

He glances through the lattice .

¹⁰My beloved spoke , and said to me ,

“Rise up , my love , my beautiful one , and come away .

¹¹For behold , the winter is past .

The rain is over and gone .

¹²The flowers appear on the earth.

The time of the singing has come ,

and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

¹³The fig tree ripens her green figs .

The vines are in blossom .

They give out their fragrance .

Arise , my love , my beautiful one ,

and come away .”

¹⁴My dove in the clefts of the rock ,

in the hiding places of the mountainside,

let me see your face .

Let me hear your voice ;

for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely .

¹⁵Catch for us the foxes ,

the little foxes that plunder the vineyards ;

for our vineyards are in blossom .

¹⁶My beloved is mine, and I am his .

He browses amongst the lilies .

¹⁷Until the day is cool , and the shadows flee away ,

turn , my beloved ,

and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether .