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Solomon's Song of Songs.
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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth -
for your love is more delightful than wine.
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Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the young women love you!
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Take me away with you - let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
We rejoice and delight in you 2 ;
we will praise your love more than wine.
How right they are to adore you!
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Dark am I, yet lovely,
daughters of Jerusalem,
dark like the tents of Kedar,
like the tent curtains of Solomon. 3
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Do not stare at me because I am dark,
because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother's sons were angry with me
and made me take care of the vineyards;
my own vineyard I had to neglect.
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Tell me, you whom I love,
where you graze your flock
and where you rest your sheep at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled woman
beside the flocks of your friends?