1:1  The ^asong of songs, which is Solomon’s.

1:2  Let him kiss me with the¹ kisses of his mouth—
^aFor¹ your love is better than wine.

1:3  Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your name is ointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.

1:4  ^aDraw me away!
^bWe will run after¹ you.
The king ^chas brought me into his chambers.
We will be glad and rejoice in¹ you.
We will remember your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.

1:5  I am dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.

1:6  Do not look upon me, because I am dark,
Because the sun has¹ tanned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards,
But my own ^avineyard I have not kept.

1:7  Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who¹ veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?

1:8  If you do not know, ^aO fairest among women,
¹Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

1:9  I have compared you, ^amy love,
^bTo my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.

1:10  ^aYour cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.

1:11  We will make¹ you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.

1:12  While the king is at his table,
My¹ spikenard sends forth its fragrance.

1:13  A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,
That lies all night between my breasts.

1:14  My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms
In the vineyards of En Gedi.

1:15  ^aBehold, you are fair,¹ my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes.

1:16  Behold, you are ^ahandsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our¹ bed is green.

1:17  The beams of our houses are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.