Canticum Canticorum, 2
1. Ego flos campi et lilium convallium.
1. I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
2. Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias.
2. As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens.
3. Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum, sic dilectus meus inter filios. Sub umbra illius, quem desideraveram, sedi, et fructus eius dulcis gutturi meo.
3. As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4. Introduxit me in cellam vinariam, et vexillum eius super me est caritas.
4. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
5. Fulcite me uvarum placentis, stipate me malis, quia amore langueo.
5. Sustain me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am sick with love.
6. Laeva eius sub capite meo, et dextera illius amplexatur me.
6. O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
7. Adiuro vos, filiae Ierusalem, per capreas cervasque camporum, ne suscitetis neque evigilare faciatis dilectam, quoadusque ipsa velit.
7. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the hinds of the field, that you stir not up nor awaken love until it please.
8. Vox dilecti mei! Ecce iste venit saliens in montibus, transiliens colles.
8. The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.
9. Similis est dilectus meus capreae hinnuloque cervorum. En ipse stat post parietem nostrum respiciens per fenestras, prospiciens per cancellos.
9. My beloved is like a gazelle, or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice.
10. En dilectus meus loquitur mihi: “Surge, amica mea, columba mea, formosa mea, et veni.
10. My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away;
11. Iam enim hiems transiit, imber abiit et recessit.
11. for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.
12. Flores apparuerunt in terra, tempus putationis advenit; vox turturis audita est in terra nostra,
12. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
13. ficus protulit grossos suos, vineae florentes dederunt odorem suum; surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni,
13. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
14. columba mea, in foraminibus petrae, in caverna abrupta. Ostende mihi faciem tuam, sonet vox tua in auribus meis; vox enim tua dulcis, et facies tua decora”.
14. O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is comely.
15. Capite nobis vulpes, vulpes parvulas, quae demoliuntur vineas, nam vineae nostrae florescunt.
15. Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom."
16. Dilectus meus mihi, et ego illi, qui pascitur inter lilia,
16. My beloved is mine and I am his, he pastures his flock among the lilies.
17. antequam aspiret dies, et festinent umbrae. Revertere; similis esto, dilecte mi, capreae hinnuloque cervorum super montes Bether.
17. Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle, or a young stag upon rugged mountains.
