Song of Songs, Chapter 3

1. Upon my couch at night I sought the one I love -- I sought, but found him not.    2. "I must rise and roam the town, Through the streets and through the squares; I must seek the one I love." I sought but found him not.    3. I met the watchmen Who patrol the town. "Have you seen the one I love?"    4. Scarcely had I passed them When I found the one I love. I held him fast, I would not let him go Till I brought him to my mother's house, To the chamber of her who conceived me    5. I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, By gazelles or by hinds of the field: Do not wake or rouse Love until it please!    6. Who is she that comes up from the desert Like columns of smoke, In clouds of myrrh and frankincense, Of all the powders of the merchant?    7. There is Solomon's couch, Encircled by sixty warriors Of the warriors of Israel,    8. All of them trained in warfare, Skilled in battle, Each with sword on thigh Because of terror by night.    9. King Solomon made him a palanquin Of wood from Lebanon.    10. He made its posts of silver, Its back of gold, Its seat of purple wool. Within, it was decked with love By the maidens of Jerusalem.    11. O maidens of Zion, go forth And gaze upon King Solomon Wearing the crown that his mother Gave him on his wedding day, On his day of bliss.