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Anticipation—Take Me Away

The Woman

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth.
Experiencing your love is better than wine.

Your perfumes are fragrant.
Your name is perfume poured out.[a]
That is why the virgins love you!
Carry me away with you—let us run.
Let the king bring me into his chambers.

Best Wishes to the Man

The Friends

We rejoice and are happy because of you.
We celebrate your expressions of love
more than we celebrate wine.
How right the virgins[b] are to love you!

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew term oil of Turuq is uncertain. The ancient versions support the meaning oil which is poured out.
  2. Song of Songs 1:4 The noun virgins is supplied from verse 3 to make it clear that the man is being addressed.