1 E n mi lecho, por las noches, he buscado al que ama mi alma; lo busqué, mas no lo hallé.

By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find him.

2 “ Me levantaré ahora, y andaré por la ciudad; por las calles y por las plazas buscaré al que ama mi alma.” Lo busqué, mas no lo hallé.

“I will rise now,” I said, “And go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him.

3 M e hallaron los guardas que rondan la ciudad, y les dije: “¿Habéis visto al que ama mi alma?”

The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you seen the one I love?”

4 A penas los había pasado cuando hallé al que ama mi alma; lo agarré y no quise soltarlo, hasta que lo introduje en la casa de mi madre y en la alcoba de la que me concibió. EL ESPOSO:

Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.

5 Y o os conjuro, oh hijas de Jerusalén, por las gacelas o por las ciervas del campo, que no levantéis ni despertéis a mi amor, hasta que quiera. EL CORO:

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. The Coming of Solomon The Shulamite

6 ¿ Qué es eso que sube del desierto como columnas de humo, con perfume de mirra e incienso, con todos los polvos aromáticos del mercader ?

Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the merchant’s fragrant powders?

7 H e aquí, es la litera de Salomón; sesenta valientes la rodean, de los valientes de Israel.

Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel.

8 T odos ellos manejan la espada, son diestros en la guerra, cada uno tiene la espada a su lado, contra los peligros de la noche.

They all hold swords, Being expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh Because of fear in the night.

9 E l rey Salomón se ha hecho un palanquín de madera del Líbano.

Of the wood of Lebanon Solomon the King Made himself a palanquin:

10 H izo sus columnas de plata, su respaldo de oro y su asiento de púrpura, su interior tapizado con amor por las hijas de Jerusalén.

He made its pillars of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple, Its interior paved with love By the daughters of Jerusalem.

11 S alid, hijas de Sion, y contemplad al rey Salomón con la corona con la cual su madre lo coronó el día de sus bodas, el día de la alegría de su corazón.

Go forth, O daughters of Zion, And see King Solomon with the crown With which his mother crowned him On the day of his wedding, The day of the gladness of his heart.