1Behold, thou art fair , my love ; behold, thou art fair ; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks : thy hair is as a flock of goats , that appear from mount Gilead . 2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn , which came up from the washing ; whereof every one bear twins , and none is barren among them. 3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet , and thy speech is comely : thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks . 4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury , whereon there hang a thousand bucklers , all shields of mighty men . 5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins , which feed among the lilies . 6Until the day break , and the shadows flee away , I will get me to the mountain of myrrh , and to the hill of frankincense . 7Thou art all fair , my love ; there is no spot in thee.
The Invitation to Intimacy
8Come with me from Lebanon , my spouse , with me from Lebanon : look from the top of Amana , from the top of Shenir and Hermon , from the lions’ dens , from the mountains of the leopards . 9Thou hast ravished my heart , my sister , my spouse ; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes , with one chain of thy neck . 10How fair is thy love , my sister , my spouse ! how much better is thy love than wine ! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices ! 11Thy lips , O my spouse , drop as the honeycomb : honey and milk are under thy tongue ; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon . 12A garden inclosed is my sister , my spouse ; a spring shut up , a fountain sealed . 13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates , with pleasant fruits ; camphire , with spikenard , 14Spikenard and saffron ; calamus and cinnamon , with all trees of frankincense ; myrrh and aloes , with all the chief spices : 15A fountain of gardens , a well of living waters , and streams from Lebanon .
The Celebration of Love
16Awake , O north wind ; and come , thou south ; blow upon my garden , that the spices thereof may flow out . Let my beloved come into his garden , and eat his pleasant fruits .