How fair art thou, and how pleasant art thou, O my love, in pleasures!

This thy stature is like a palm tree, and thy breasts like clusters.

I said, I will go up into the palm tree, I will take hold of her boughs: thy breasts shall now be like the clusters of the vine: and the savor of thy nose like apples,

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How beautiful(A) you are and how pleasing,
    my love, with your delights!(B)
Your stature is like that of the palm,
    and your breasts(C) like clusters of fruit.
I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
    I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
    the fragrance of your breath like apples,(D)

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