1 Savā guļvietā pa nakti
es meklēju to,
kuru mana dvēsele mīl,
es meklēju viņu
un neatradu.
2 Nu celšos un apstaigāšu
pilsētas ielas un laukumus,
es meklēšu to,
kuru mana dvēsele mīl.
Es meklēju viņu
un neatradu.
3 Mani sastapa sargi,
pa pilsētu apgaitā ejot:
vai to, kuru mana dvēsele mīl,
jūs nemanījāt?
4 Bet, tiklīdz no viņiem es atgāju nost,
tūdaļ sastapu to,
kuru mana dvēsele mīl,
es satvēru viņu
un nelaidu vaļā,
kamēr to neievedu
savas mātes namā,
savas dzemdētājas istabā.”
Līgavainis
5 “Es jūs nozvērinu,
Jeruzālemes meitas,
pie gazelēm un lauka briežiem –
nemodiniet, neatmodiniet mīlestību,
pirms tai labpatīk pašai!”
Līgava
6 “Kas tur no tuksneša
ceļas kā dūmu vāls,
kūp kā mirres un vīraks
un kā visas smaržu tirgoņa kvēpalas?
7 Redzi, Sālamana nestuves –
tām apkārt sešdesmit stipro
no Israēla stiprajiem.
8 Visi apjozti zobeniem,
kaujās ievingrināti,
katram zobens pie gurna
pret nakts bailēm.
9 Sev krēslu darinājis
valdnieks Sālamans
no Lebanona kokiem –
10 tam sudraba balsti,
zelta atzveltne,
purpura sēdeklis
un iekšpuse izgreznota
ar Jeruzālemes meitu mīlestību.
11 Nāciet laukā un lūkojieties,
Ciānas meitas,
uz valdnieku Sālamanu –
galvā tam kronis,
ar kuru māte to kronējusi
viņa kāzu dienā,
viņa sirdsprieka dienā.”
Beautiful Dreams
She Speaks:
1 While in bed at night,
I reached for the one I love
with heart and soul.
I looked for him,
but he wasn't there.
2 So I searched through the town
for the one I love.
I looked on every street,
but he wasn't there.
3 I even asked the guards
patrolling the town,
“Have you seen the one
I love so much?”
4 Right after that, I found him.
I held him and would not let go
until I had taken him
to the home of my mother.
5 Young women of Jerusalem,
promise me by the power
of deer and gazelles,
never to awaken love
before it is ready.
The Groom and the Wedding Party
Their Friends Speak:
6 What do we see approaching
from the desert
like a cloud of smoke?
With it comes the sweet smell
of spices, including myrrh
and frankincense.
7 It is King Solomon
carried on a throne,
surrounded by sixty
of Israel's best soldiers.
8 Each of them wears a sword.
They are experts at fighting,
even in the dark.
9 The throne is made of trees
from Lebanon.
10 Its posts are silver,
the back is gold,
and the seat is covered
with purple cloth.
You women of Jerusalem
have taken great care
to furnish the inside.
11 Now come and see the crown
given to Solomon by his mother
on his happy wedding day.
