1This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.1:1 Most translators add subheadings for speaker identifications such as The Bride, The Groom, and The Friends based on the gender and number of the Hebrew words.
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing;
4Take me away with you—let us hurry!
5I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem,
6Do not stare because I am dark,
7Tell me, O one I love,
8If you do not know, O fairest of women,
9I compare you, my darling,
10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,
11We will make you ornaments of gold,
12While the king was at his table,
13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
15How beautiful you are, my darling!
16How handsome you are, my beloved!
17The beams of our house are cedars;