1Sɛ anka woyɛɛ me nuabarima
a wunum me na nufu ano,
na mihuu wo wɔ abɔnten so a,
anka mefew wʼano,
a obiara rentumi mmu me animtiaa.
2Anka medi wʼanim
na mede wo aba me na fi,
ɔno a wakyerɛkyerɛ me.
Anka mɛma wo bobesa a wɔde pɛprɛ afra mu,
me ntunkum mu nsu dɔkɔdɔkɔ no bi.
3Ne nsa benkum da mʼatiko
na ne nsa nifa aka me afam ne bo.
4Yerusalem mmabea, mehyɛ mo sɛ,
morennyan na morenhwanyan ɔdɔ mu
kosi bere a ɛsɛ mu.
Nnamfonom:
5Hena na ofi sare so reba a
otweri ne dɔfo koko mu yi?
Ababaa:
Mekanyan wo wɔ aprɛ dua no ase;
ɛhɔ na wo na nyinsɛnee wo,
ɛhɔ na nea ɔkoo awo no woo wo.
6Fa me to wo koma so sɛ nsɔwanode,
sɛ nsɔwanode wɔ wʼabasa so,
efisɛ ɔdɔ ano yɛ den sɛ owu,
ne ninkutwe tim hɔ sɛ ɔda.
Ɛhyehye sɛ ogyatannaa,
sɛ ogyatannaa a ano yɛ den pa ara.
7Nsu dodow rentumi nnum ɔdɔ;
nsubɔnten rentumi nhohoro nkɔ.
Sɛ obi de ne fi ahonya nyinaa bɛsesa ɔdɔ a
anka wɔremmu no ade a ɛsom bo.
Nnamfonom:
8Yɛwɔ nuabea akumaa bi a,
ne nufu mmobɔɔ ɛ.
Dɛn na yɛbɛyɛ ama yɛn nuabea yi
wɔ da a wobebisa no ase?
9Sɛ ɔyɛ ɔfasu a,
yebesi dwetɛ abantenten abɔ ne ho ban.
Sɛ ɔyɛ ɔpon a,
yɛde sida besiw ne pon ano kwan.
Ababaa:
10Meyɛ ɔfasu,
na me nufu te sɛ abantenten.
Enti nʼani so no mayɛ sɛ obi a
ɔde nea ɛsɔ ani reba.
11Na Salomo wɔ bobeturo wɔ Baal-Hamon;
ɔde ne bobeturo no maa apaafo.
Na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn mu biara tua no
nnwetɛbona apem.
12Nanso me bobeturo yi yɛ me de.
Me de, meremfa mma;
Salomo de ne de gye nnwetɛbona apem,
na otua nʼapaafo nnwetɛbona ahannu ma wɔhwɛ ne nnuaba no so.
Aberante:
13Wo a wote turo no mu
ne nnamfonom a wɔka wo ho,
ma mente wo nne.
Ababaa:
14Bra ma yɛnkɔ, me dɔfo,
na yɛ wo ho sɛ ɔdabɔ ba
anaasɛ ɔforote ba a
ɔwɔ mmepɔw a nnuhuam ahyɛ so ma so.
1“I wish you were like a brother to me.
I wish my mother’s breasts had nursed you.
Then if I found you outside,
I could kiss you.
No one would look down on me.
2I’d bring you to my mother’s house.
She taught me everything I know.
I’d give you spiced wine to drink.
It’s the juice of my pomegranates.
3Your left arm is under my head.
Your right arm is around me.
4Women of Jerusalem, make me a promise.
Don’t stir up love.
Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.”
The other women say
5“Who is this woman coming up from the desert?
She’s leaning on the one who loves her.”
The woman says to the king
“Under the apple tree I woke you up.
That’s where your mother became pregnant with you.
She went into labor, and you were born there.
6Hold me close to your heart where your royal seal is worn.
Keep me as close to yourself as the bracelet on your arm.
My love for you is so strong it won’t let you go.
Love is as powerful as death.
Love’s jealousy is as strong as the grave.
Love is like a blazing fire.
Love burns like a mighty flame.
7No amount of water can put it out.
Rivers can’t sweep it away.
Suppose someone offers
all their wealth to buy love.
That won’t even come close to being enough.”
The woman’s brothers say
8“We have a little sister.
Her breasts are still small.
What should we do for our sister
when she gets engaged?
9If she were a wall,
we’d build silver towers on her.
If she were a door,
we’d cover her with cedar boards.”
The woman says to the king
10“I am a wall.
My breasts are like well-built towers.
So in your eyes I’ve become
like someone who makes you happy.
11Solomon, you had a vineyard in Baal Hamon.
You rented your vineyard to others.
They had to pay 25 pounds
of silver for its fruit.
12But I can give my own vineyard to anyone I want to.
So I give my 25 pounds of silver to you, Solomon.
Give 5 pounds to those who take care of its fruit.”
The king says
13“My love, you live in the gardens.
My friends listen for your voice.
But let me hear it now.”
The woman says
14“Come away with me, my love.
Be like an antelope
or like a young deer
on mountains that are full of spices.”
