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# Chapter 2
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1 I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain,
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the lily of the valley.
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2 Like a lily among thistles
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is my darling among young women.
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3 Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
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is my lover among other young men.
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I sit in his delightful shade
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and taste his delicious fruit.
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4 He escorts me to the banquet hall;
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it’s obvious how much he loves me.
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5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
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refresh me with apples,
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for I am weak with love.
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6 His left arm is under my head,
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and his right arm embraces me.
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7 Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,
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by the gazelles and wild deer,
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not to awaken love until the time is right.
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8 Ah, I hear my lover coming!
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He is leaping over the mountains,
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bounding over the hills.
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9 My lover is like a swift gazelle
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or a young stag.
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Look, there he is behind the wall,
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looking through the window,
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peering into the room.
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10 My lover said to me,
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“Rise up, my darling!
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Come away with me, my fair one!
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11 Look, the winter is past,
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and the rains are over and gone.
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12 The flowers are springing up,
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the season of singing birds has come,
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and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.
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13 The fig trees are forming young fruit,
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and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
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Rise up, my darling!
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Come away with me, my fair one!”
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14 My dove is hiding behind the rocks,
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behind an outcrop on the cliff.
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Let me see your face;
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let me hear your voice.
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For your voice is pleasant,
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and your face is lovely.
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15 Catch all the foxes,
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those little foxes,
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before they ruin the vineyard of love,
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for the grapevines are blossoming!
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16 My lover is mine, and I am his.
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He browses among the lilies.
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17 Before the dawn breezes blow
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and the night shadows flee,
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return to me, my love, like a gazelle
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or a young stag on the rugged mountains. |