Canticle of Canticles 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 Bride: "May he kiss me with the kiss of his mouth."	1 ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ
2 Groom to Bride: "So much better than wine are your breasts, fragranced with the finest perfumes."	2 ܢ̇ܫܩܢܝ ܡܢ ܢܘܫ̈ܩܬܐ ܕܦܘܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܒ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܢ ܚܡܪܐ
3 Bride to Groom: "Your name is oil that has been poured out; therefore, the maidens have loved you. Draw me forward."	3 ܠܪܝܚ ܒܣ̈ܡܢܝܟ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܡܘܪܐ ܫܡܟ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܪܚܡܟ
4 Chorus to Bride: "We will run after you in the odor of your perfumes."	4 ܓܕܝܢܝ ܒܬܪܟ ܢܪܗܛ ܐܥܠܝܢܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܩܝܛܘܢܟ ܢܚܕܐ ܘܢܕܘܨ ܒܟ ܢܬܕܟܪ ܚܘܒܟ ܡܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܪܚܡܬܟ
5 Bride to Chorus: "The king has led me into his storerooms."	5 ܐܘܟܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܝܐܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܝ ܩܕܪ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܪ̈ܝܥܬ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ
6 Chorus to Bride: "We will exult and rejoice in you, remembering your breasts above wine."	6 ܠܐ ܬܚܙܘܢܢܝ ܕܐܘܟܡܬ ܕܐܘܟܡܢܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܡܝ ܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܒܝ ܣܡܘܢܝ ܢܛܪܬ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܟܪܡܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܠܐ ܢܛܪܬ
7 Groom to Bride: "The righteous love you."	7 ܚܘܐܘܢܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܐܝܟܐ ܪܥܝܬ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܪܒܥܬ ܒܛܗܪܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܥܝܬܐ ܒܓܙܪܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܒܝܟ
8 Bride to Chorus: "O daughters of Jerusalem: I am black, but shapely, like the tabernacles of Kedar, like the tents of Solomon."	8 ܐܠܐ ܬܕܥܝܢ ܝܬܟܝ ܫܦܝܪܬ ܒܢܫ̈ܐ ܬܝ ܐܢܬܝ ܒܥܩܒܬܐ ܕܥܢܐ ܘܪܥܝ ܓܕܝ̈ܟܝ ܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ
9 "Do not be concerned that I am dark, for the sun has changed my color."	9 ܠܣܘܣܬܝ ܒܡܪܟܒܬܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܕܡܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܒܬܝ
10 "The sons of my mother have fought against me. They have made me the keeper of the vineyards. My own vineyard I have not kept."	10 ܝܐ̇ܝܢ ܦܟܝ̈ܟܝ ܒܓܕܘ̈ܠܐ̈ ܘܨܘܪܟܝ ܒܥܩ̈ܐ
11 Bride to Groom: "Reveal to me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture, where you recline at midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of your companions."	11 ܓܕܘ̈ܠܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܟܝ ܥܡ ܙܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ
12 Groom to Bride: "If you yourself do not know, O most beautiful among women, then go out and follow after the steps of the flocks, and pasture your young goats beside the tabernacles of the shepherds."	12 ܥܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܣܡܟܗ ܢܪܕܝ ܝܗܒ ܪܝܚܗ
13 "O my love, I have compared you to my company of horsemen against the chariots of Pharaoh."	13 ܨܪܪܐ ܕܡܘܪܐ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܝ ܒܝܬ ܬ̈ܕܝ ܢܒܘܬ
14 "Your cheeks are beautiful, like those of a turtledove. Your neck is like a bejeweled collar."	14 ܣܓܘܠܐ ܕܟܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܝ ܒܟܪܡܐ ܕܥܝܢ ܓܕ
15 Chorus to Bride: "We will fashion for you chains of gold, accented with reddened silver."	15 ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ ܩܪܝܒܬܝ̈ ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܝ ܕܝܘܢܐ
16 Groom to Bride: "The timbers of our houses are of cedar; our ceilings are of cypress."	16 ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܕܝ ܐܦ ܒܣܝܡ ܐܦ ܥܪܣܢ ܪܨܝܦ
	17 ܩܪ̈ܝܬ ܒܝܬܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܥܪ̈ܩܐ ܕܩܛܪ̈ܩܐ