1. At night on my bed,I looked for the one I love.I looked for him, but I could not find him.
2. I will get up now. I will go around the city,in the streets and squares.I will look for the one I love.I looked for him, but I could not find him.
3. The watchmen found me as they patrolled the city.I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4. As soon as I had left themI found the one I love.I held him. I would not let him gountil I had brought him to my mother’s house.I brought him into the room where I was born.
5. Women of Jerusalem, promise meby the gazelles and the deer.Promise not to wake love.Don’t excite my feelings of loveuntil I’m ready.