| 1 Al director. Sobre «los lirios…». Poema de los hijos de Coré. Cántico de amor. | 1 Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved. |
| 2 Me brota del corazón un poema bello, | recito mis versos a un rey; | mi lengua es ágil pluma de escribano. | 2 My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly. |
| 3 Eres el más bello de los hombres, | en tus labios se derrama la gracia, | el Señor te bendice eternamente. | 3 Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever |
| 4 Cíñete al flanco la espada, valiente: | es tu gala y tu orgullo; | 4 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty. |
| 5 cabalga victorioso por la verdad, la mansedumbre y la justicia, | tu diestra te enseñe a realizar proezas. | 5 With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. |
| 6 Tus flechas son agudas, los pueblos se te rinden, | se acobardan los enemigos del rey. | 6 Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies. |
| 7 Tu trono, oh Dios, permanece para siempre, | cetro de rectitud es tu cetro real; | 7 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness. |
| 8 has amado la justicia y odiado la impiedad: | por eso Dios, tu Dios, te ha ungido | con aceite de júbilo | entre todos tus compañeros. | 8 Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. |
| 9 A mirra, áloe y acacia | huelen tus vestidos, | desde los palacios de marfiles | te deleitan las arpas. | 9 Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which |
| 10 Hijas de reyes salen a tu encuentro, | de pie a tu derecha está la reina, | enjoyada con oro de Ofir. | 10 the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety. |
| 11 Escucha, hija, mira: inclina el oído, | olvida tu pueblo y la casa paterna; | 11 Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father's house. |
| 12 prendado está el rey de tu belleza: | póstrate ante él, que él es tu señor. | 12 And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore. |
| 13 La ciudad de Tiro viene con regalos, | los pueblos más ricos buscan tu favor. | 13 And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance. |
| 14 Ya entra la princesa, bellísima, | vestida de perlas y brocado; | 14 All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders, |
| 15 la llevan ante el rey, con séquito de vírgenes, | la siguen sus compañeras: | 15 clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee. |
| 16 las traen entre alegría y algazara, | van entrando en el palacio real. | 16 They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king. |
| 17 «A cambio de tus padres tendrás hijos, | que nombrarás príncipes por toda la tierra». | 17 Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth. |
| 18 Quiero hacer memorable tu nombre | por generaciones y generaciones, | y los pueblos te alabarán | por los siglos de los siglos. | 18 They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever. |