1
This is Solomon’s song of songs, more wonderful than any other.
2
Kiss me and kiss me again,
for your love is sweeter than wine.
3
How fragrant your cologne;
your name is like its spreading fragrance.
No wonder all the young women love you!
4
Take me with you; come, let’s run!
The king has brought me into his bedroom.
How happy we are for you, O king.
We praise your love even more than wine.
How right they are to adore you.
5
I am dark but beautiful,
O women of Jerusalem -
dark as the tents of Kedar,
dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents.
6
Don’t stare at me because I am dark -
the sun has darkened my skin.
My brothers were angry with me;
they forced me to care for their vineyards,
so I couldn’t care for myself - my own vineyard.
7
Tell me, my love, where are you leading your flock today?
Where will you rest your sheep at noon?
For why should I wander like a prostitute 2
among your friends and their flocks?