8 Listen! My lover!
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills. |
9 My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice. |
10 My lover spoke and said to me,
"Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, and come with me. |
11 See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone. |
12 Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land. |
13 The fig tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me." |
14 My dove in the clefts of the rock,
in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely. |