[1] By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought
him, but I didn`t find him. [2] I will get up now, and go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I
sought him, but I didn`t find him. [3] The watchmen who go about the city
found me; "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?" [4] I had scarcely
passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and
would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother`s house,
Into the chamber of her who conceived me. [5] I adjure you, daughters of
Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That you not
stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires. [6] Who is this who comes
up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh
and frankincense, With all spices of the merchant? [7] Behold, it is
Solomon`s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, Of the mighty men
of Israel. [8] They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every
man has his sword on his thigh, Because of fear in the night. [9] King
Solomon made himself a carriage Of the wood of Lebanon. [10] He made its
pillars of silver, Its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, Its midst
being paved with love, From the daughters of Jerusalem. [11] Go forth,
you daughters of Zion, and see king Solomon, With the crown with which
his mother has crowned him, In the day of his weddings, In the day of
the gladness of his heart. Lover
