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Mutuo encanto de los esposos

¿Adónde se ha ido tu amado^a,oh la más hermosa de las mujeres^b?¿Adónde se ha dirigido tu amado,para que lo busquemos contigo?

LA ESPOSA:

2 Mi amado ha descendido a su huerto^a,a las eras de bálsamo,a apacentar su rebaño^b en los huertosy recoger lirios^c.3 Yo soy de mi amado y mi amado es mío,él apacienta entre los lirios^a.

EL ESPOSO:

4 Eres hermosa^a como Tirsa^b, amada¹ mía,encantadora^c como Jerusalén^d,imponente como ejército con estandartes²^e.5 Aparta de mí tus ojos,porque ellos me han confundido;tu cabellera es como rebaño de cabrasque descienden de Galaad^a.6 Tus dientes son como rebaño de ovejasque suben del lavadero,todas tienen mellizas,y ninguna de ellas ha perdido su cría¹^a.7 Tus mejillas¹ son como mitades de granadadetrás de tu velo^a.8 Sesenta son las reinas y ochenta las concubinas^a,y las doncellas¹^b, sin número;9 pero sin igual¹ es mi paloma, mi perfecta^a,es la hija única de su madre,la preferida de la que la dio a luz.Las doncellas² la vieron y la llamaron bienaventurada^b,también las reinas y las concubinas^c, y la alabaron, diciendo:

10 «¿Quién esesta que se asoma como el alba,hermosa como la luna^a llena,refulgente como el sol^b,imponente como escuadrones abanderados^c?».11 Descendí al huerto de los nogalespara ver el verdor¹ del valle,para ver si la vid había retoñado,si los granados^a habían florecido.12 Sin que me diera cuenta, mi alma me colocósobre los carros de mi noble pueblo¹.

EL CORO:

13 ¹Regresa, regresa, oh Sulamita;regresa, regresa, para que te contemplemos.EL ESPOSO:PPor qué habéis de contemplar^a a la Sulamita,como en la danza^b de los dos coros²?

Mutual Delight in Each Other

“¹^aWhere has your beloved gone,O ^bmost beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned,That we may seek him with you?”

2 “¹My beloved has gone down to his ^agarden,To the ^bbeds of balsam,To ^cpasture his flock in the gardensAnd gather ^dlilies.3 “^aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who ^bpastures his flock among the lilies.”

4 “¹^aYou are as beautiful as ^bTirzah, my darling,As ^clovely as ^dJerusalem,As ^eawesome as ²an army with banners.5 “Turn your eyes away from me,For they have confused me;^aYour hair is like a flock of goatsThat have descended from Gilead.6 “^aYour teeth are like a flock of ewesWhich have come up from their washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has ¹lost her young.7 “^aYour temples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.8 “There are sixty ^aqueens and eighty concubines,And ¹^bmaidens without number;9 But ^amy dove, my perfect one, is ¹unique:She is her mother’s ²only daughter;She is the pure child of the one who bore her.The ³^bmaidens saw her and called her blessed,The ^cqueens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

10 ‘Who is this that ¹grows like the dawn,As beautiful as the full ^amoon,As pure ^bas the sun,As ^cawesome as ²an army with banners?’11 “I went down to the orchard of nut treesTo see the blossoms of the valley,To see whether ^athe vine had buddedOr the ^bpomegranates had bloomed.12 “Before I was aware, my soul set meOver the chariots of ¹my noble people.”

13 “¹²Come back, come back, O Shulammite;Come back, come back, that we may gaze at you!”“³Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,As at the ^adance of ⁴^bthe two companies?

Mutual Delight in Each Other

“^aWhere has your beloved gone,O ^bmost beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned,That we may seek him with you?”

The Bride

2 “My beloved has gone down to his ^agarden,To the ^bbeds of balsam,To ^cpasture his flock in the gardensAnd gather ^dlilies.3 “^aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who ^bpastures his flock among the lilies.”

The Groom

4 “^aYou are as beautiful as ^bTirzah, my darling,As ^clovely as ^dJerusalem,As ^eawesome as an army with banners.5 “Turn your eyes away from me,For they have confused me;^aYour hair is like a flock of goatsThat have descended from Gilead.6 “^aYour teeth are like a flock of ewesThat have come up from their watering place,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has lost her young.7 “^aYour temples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.8 “There are sixty ^aqueens and eighty concubines,And ¹^byoung women without number;9 But ^amy dove, my perfect one, is ¹unique:She is her mother’s ²only daughter;She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her.The ³^byoung women saw her and called her ⁴blessed,The ^cqueens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

10 ‘Who is this who looks down like the dawn,As beautiful as the full ^amoon,As pure ^bas the sun,As ^cawesome as an army with banners?’11 “I went down to the orchard of nut treesTo see the plants of the valley,To see whether ^athe vine had grownOr the ^bpomegranates had bloomed.12 “¹Before I was aware, my soul set meOver the chariots of ²my noble people.”

The Chorus

13 “¹Come back, come back, O Shulammite;Come back, come back, so that we may look at you!”The Groom“Why should you look at the Shulammite,As at the ^adance of ²^bthe two armies?