with the crown with which his mother has crowned him, Solomon wrote 1,005 songs in his lifetime (1 Ki 4:32), but this is the “song of songs” (So 1:1). 10 My beloved spoke, and said to me, The keepers of the walls took my cloak away from me. King Solomon is named the author of the original poem (1:1), although the written version handed down to us, because of the nature of the Hebrew with Aramaic, Persian and Greek loan words, may have been transcribed at a later date. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, 16 His mouth is sweetness; henna with spikenard plants, 6 Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Such readings of the Song build on Israel’s covenant tradition. Indeed, must I soil them? 1 Solomon's Song of Songs: 2 BELOVED: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love-making is sweeter than wine; 3 delicate is the fragrance of your perfume, your name is an oil poured out, and that is why girls love you. The rain is over and gone. The World English Bible is a modern English translation based on the American Standard Version of the Holy Bible first published in 1901, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. Your name is a flowing perfume— therefore young women love you. from the mountains of the leopards. the smell of your breath like apples. Your hair is as a flock of goats, turn, my beloved, It presents an inspired portrayal of ideal human love, a resounding affirmation of the goodness of human sexuality that is applicable to the sacredness and the depth of married union. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, With Michael Landon, Victor French, Akosua Busia, Rosalind Cash. I called him, but he didn’t answer. Released: Oct. '02, Jive. 2 Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, The following Scripture is from the World English Bible, now in the public domain. The bridge is a section that provides relief from the repetitive nature of many songs. She has no breasts. 1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s. 12 My own vineyard is before me. and our couch is verdant. yes, he is altogether lovely. There she was in labor and bore you. you fairest among women? ©2021 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Explore more inspirational selections here. 1 Oh that you were like my brother, 5 I am dark, but lovely, https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-wisdom-books/song-of-solomon 7 Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil. There your mother conceived you. like Kedar’s tents, Sixty mighty men are around it, 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, How is your beloved better than another beloved, 8 The voice of my beloved! with all spices of the merchant? - The song of songs, which is Solomon's. in the day when she is to be spoken for? 17 Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, The title “Song of Songs” is a superlative, meaning this is the best one. and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus. I have washed my feet. 3 By night on my bed, 2 I will get up now, and go about the city; for they have overcome me. so is my beloved among the sons. This is certainly the title of the book which follows, although in our present Hebrew Bible it is the first verse of … It has also been named the Song of Solomon and the Canticle of Canticles. leaning on her beloved? The flutelike sound has a full, rich tone. Your rounded thighs are like jewels, שִּׁירִים -, or "Shir HaShirim," is a Hebrew way of saying the most excellent of all songs. leaping on the mountains, The Song of Songs is one of the most peculiar and difficult books of the OT. Although the poem is attributed to Solomon in the traditional title (1:1), the language and style of the work, among other considerations, suggest a time after the end of the Babylonian exile (538 B.C.) myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices, 5 Your head on you is like Carmel. The vines are in blossom. Throughout its eight short chapters, an unnamed young man and young woman pursue one another through verdant fields and valleys lush with flowers. when I found him whom my soul loves. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents. 7 The watchmen who go about the city found me. beautiful as the moon, with one chain of your neck. Look from the top of Amana, 13 You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, and virgins without number. to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots. I would have you drink spiced wine, 4 My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. because the sun has scorched me. 3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. Directed by Michael Landon. 10 Who is she who looks out as the morning, daughters of Jerusalem. 5 Turn away your eyes from me, 42 weeks; No. He looks in at the windows. The Song is seen as a beautiful picture of the ideal Israel, the chosen people whom the Lord leads by degrees to a greater understanding and closer union in the bond of perfect love. the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; 2 As a lily among thorns, Hosea the prophet sees the idolatry of Israel in the adultery of Gomer (Hos 1–3). Isaiah (Is 5:1–7; 54:4–8; 62:5), Jeremiah (Jer 2:2, 3, 32), and Ezekiel (Ez 16; 23) all characterize the covenant between the Lord and Israel as a marriage. and the pomegranates were in flower. Verse 1. 10 My beloved is white and ruddy. which feed among the lilies. Their excitement to be together is palpable, captured in poetic stanzas like: Her exact identity is unknown, although there are a couple of theories. to see whether the vine budded, 14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, Christian writers have interpreted the Song in terms of the union between Christ and the Church and of the union between Christ and the individual soul, particularly in the writings of Origen and St. Bernard. 6 Don’t stare at me because I am dark, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. Summary of the Song of Solomon Solomon wrote Song of Solomon, according to the first verse. The name of God appears just once in the whole book (chap. Return, return, that we may gaze at you. 7 Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! clear as the sun, 3 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?" His right hand would embrace me. of the juice of my pomegranate. 4 I had scarcely passed from them, set about with lilies. The Song of Songs is a coll... Watch our overview video on the book of Song of Songs, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The Song of Songs (Shir ha-Shirim in Hebrew) is an unabashedly sensuous, even at times quite erotic, paean to love. Under the apple tree I aroused you. Official Monkees Songs. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the field. For I am faint with love. My hands dripped with myrrh, Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, Thus the Song has been read as a sublime portrayal and praise of this mutual love of the Lord and his people. The critical consensus at the end of 2000 was that it had been one of the weakest film years in recent memory. If you find my beloved, Let us hurry. The time of the singing has come, I sought him, but I didn’t find him. who nursed from the breasts of my mother! 4 … His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires. Eat, friends! because of fear in the night. and taste his precious fruits. The thousand are for you, Solomon; If I found you outside, I would kiss you; The Voice Soundtrack - Complete Song List | Tunefind Producer: Kelly. Indeed, must I put it on? 9 King Solomon made himself a carriage 4 Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your neck is like the tower of David, built with courses of stone ; on it hang a thousand shields, all of … This image is found extensively in the New Testament (Mt 9:15; 25:1–13; Jn 3:29; 2 Cor 11:2; Eph 5:23–32; Rev 19:7–9; 21:9–11). on the handles of the lock. 9 You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. 17 The beams of our house are cedars. for love is strong as death. The king is held captive in its tresses. that lie along the side of Gilead. for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. flowing streams from Lebanon. 12 Without realizing it, My heart pounded for him. While the lovers in the Song are clearly human figures, both Jewish and Christian traditions across the centuries have adopted “allegorical” interpretations. Draw me, we will run after thee; the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and … 10 I am my beloved's. The pure, liquid, whistling tones of the male Baltimore Oriole are a herald of springtime in eastern North America. Your eyes are doves. Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved. for your love is better than wine, * 3 better than the fragrance of your perfumes.. Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you? 15 Behold, you are beautiful, my love. 12 His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, 11 For, behold, the winter is past. They give out their fragrance. The poem features a dialogue between two lovers, one male and one female, and their profession of love for each other. 8 If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, 12 While the king sat at his table, Behold, he stands behind our wall! 4 He brought me to the banquet hall. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon. of the wood of Lebanon. no mixed wine is wanting. that are twins of a roe, 6 Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, Our rafters are firs. 9 My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. The song is a great allusion to Arthur's future as the King of Atlantis. 3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, my perfume spread its fragrance. 3 I have taken off my robe. until it so desires. In both form and content, sections of the Song bear great similarity to the secular love songs of ancient Egypt and the “Sacred Marriage” cult songs of Mesopotamia which celebrate the union between divine partners. Christian tradition has followed Israel’s example in using marriage as an image for the relationship with God. ( The Hebrew Scriptures , p. 310) Jay G. Williams writes: "Although thte text does appear to be somewhat disjointed, there seems to be no good reason to think that this is merely a collection of love verses composed by various authors. He browses among the lilies. Which may have been true, despite O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the Coen brothers' delightfully warm and weird Depression-era re-telling of Homer's Odyssey.But for music lovers, 2000 was an amazing year at the movies, and it produced several excellent soundtrack compilations … Behold, you are beautiful. This list is an attempt to document every song released by American-British pop rock band The Monkees. 4 Take me away with you. 11 We will make you earrings of gold, Your cheeks are comely with rows, your neck with necklaces. 8 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, when an unknown poet collected extant love poems, perhaps composing new material, and arranged the whole into the masterpiece we have before us. 13 The fig tree ripens her green figs. Find all 277 songs featured in The Goldbergs Soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, 10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! 5 Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, It is one of the five megillot (scrolls). We will be glad and rejoice in you. 14 spikenard and saffron, Like Psalms, it’s a book of lyrics; but while every psalm’s beginning and end is clearly marked, Song of Solomon doesn’t give us this level of clarity. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; [1] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair … by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, refresh me with apples; Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. that you tell him that I am faint with love. The structure of the Song is difficult to analyze; this translation regards it as a lyric dialogue, with dramatic movement and interest. but my beloved left; and had gone away. For centuries, the common wisdom concerning the Song of Songs was to view it strictly as an allegory. 12 A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; a sealed fountain. who would instruct me. 13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. you daughters of Jerusalem, 8 They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. and the pomegranates are in flower. In Christianity, similarly, Song of Songs was considered an allegory expressing Christ's love for the Church." Similar imagery has also been used frequently in Jewish mystical texts. 11 I went down into the nut tree grove, My mother’s sons were angry with me. my desire set me with my royal people’s chariots. "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; THE SONG OF SONGS The Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, is one of the Wisdom Books of Hebrew Scripture, along with Psalms, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. neither can floods drown it. two hundred for those who tend its fruit. that goes down smoothly for my beloved, 3 His left hand would be under my head. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. It frequently proclaims a joyous reciprocity between the lovers and highlights the active role of the female partner, now a pure figure to be cherished rather than an adulterous woman to be punished and abused. With Marlene Dietrich, Brian Aherne, Lionel Atwill, Alison Skipworth. from the lions’ dens, therefore the virgins love you. They are right to love you. Songs. Honey and milk are under your tongue. 2. 16 Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; His song consists of a short series of paired notes, repeated 2–7 times, lasting 1–2 seconds. I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. awesome as an army with banners. in the day of the gladness of his heart. The best among ten thousand. gliding through the lips of those who are asleep. a very flame of Yahweh. It presents an inspired portrayal of ideal human love, a resounding affirmation of the goodness of human sexuality that is applicable to the sacredness and the depth of married union. 10 He made its pillars of silver, until it so desires. washed with milk, mounted like jewels. His banner over me is love. The Song of Songs is also known as the Song of Solomon or as Canticle of Canticles. into the room of her who conceived me. and come away.". 3 The watchmen who go about the city found me; The book is not mentioned in the NT at all. Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. 13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, See Billboard's rankings of this year's most popular songs, albums, and artists. The Song of Songs is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and also in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. no one is bereaved among them. 9 Your mouth like the best wine, 11 Go out, you daughters of Zion, and see king Solomon, Ask questions and download or stream the entire soundtrack on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, & Amazon. your breasts like its fruit. The king has brought me into his rooms. his fruit was sweet to my taste. Your hair is like a flock of goats, with me from Lebanon. the work of the hands of a skillful workman. by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace. 15 a fountain of gardens, He also represents the Lord speaking to Israel’s heart (Hos 2:16) and changing her into a new spiritual people, purified by the Babylonian captivity and betrothed anew to her divine Lover “in justice and uprightness, in love and mercy” (Hos 2:21). The fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices! so is my love among the daughters. 16 Awake, north wind; and come, you south! I sought him, but I didn’t find him. let me hear your voice! Its flashes are flashes of fire, to see the green plants of the valley, 6 His left hand is under my head. 14 His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. 6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, Lily falls in love with the sculptor who leaves her out of fear of commitment. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; We will praise your love more than wine! The Song of Songs (or Canticle of Canticles) is an exquisite collection of love lyrics, arranged to tell a dramatic tale of mutual desire and courtship. 6 Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, like Solomon’s curtains. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: 2 W * a Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth,. its blossom is open, Song of Solomon is the fifth book of poetry in the Bible. 5 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, Let me hear your voice; 7 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; This is my beloved, and this is my friend, from the top of Senir and Hermon, a lily of the valleys. 2 I was asleep, but my heart was awake. Your mouth is lovely. I have drunk my wine with my milk. I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. as at the dance of Mahanaim? which I have stored up for you, my beloved. Let’s see whether the vine has budded, 15 His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold. Let me see your face. which have come up from the washing, where you rest them at noon; The Song of Songs, also Song of Solomon, Canticle of Canticles, or Canticles (Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים‎ Šîr Hašîrîm, Greek and Ancient Greek: Ἆισμα Ἀισμάτων, romanized: Âsma Āsmátōn; Latin: Canticum Canticōrum), is one of the megillot (scrolls) found in the last section of the Tanakh, known as the Ketuvim (or "Writings"), and a book of the Old Testament. until I had brought him into my mother’s house, I sat down under his shadow with great delight, 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his. 8 There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, The Woman Speaks of Her Lover. 7 Many waters can’t quench love, "Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away. I sought him whom my soul loves. he would be utterly scorned. ינָאו֤וּ לְחָיַ֨יִךְ֙ בַּתֹּרִ֔ים צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ בַּֽחֲרוּזִֽים: Your … Every man has his sword on his thigh, Your name is oil poured out, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. The Goldbergs Soundtrack - Complete Song List | Tunefind the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. Copyright 2019-2021 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy, On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Fratelli Tutti). R. … For example, in the song “Let it Be” by the Beatles, it is the part where the words “let it be” are repeated over and over. In the hiding places of the mountainside, His right hand embraces me. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, from the vineyards of En Gedi. Behold, you are beautiful. from the daughters of Jerusalem. and awesome as an army with banners? He browses among the lilies, None is bereaved among them. 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