1. The Song—best of all songs—Solomon’s song!
12-14. When my King-Lover lay down beside me,my fragrance filled the room.His head resting between my breasts—the head of my lover was a sachet of sweet myrrh.My beloved is a bouquet of wildflowerspicked just for me from the fields of Engedi.
15. Oh, my dear friend! You’re so beautiful!And your eyes so beautiful—like doves!
16-17. And you, my dear lover—you’re so handsome!And the bed we share is like a forest glen.We enjoy a canopy of cedarsenclosed by cypresses, fragrant and green.