ΑΣΜΑ - Cantico - Canticle of Canticles 2

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 εγω ανθος του πεδιου κρινον των κοιλαδων	1 Bride: "I am a flower of the open field and a lily of the steep valleys."
2 ως κρινον εν μεσω ακανθων ουτως η πλησιον μου ανα μεσον των θυγατερων	2 Groom: "Like a lily among the thorns, so is my loved one among the daughters."
3 ως μηλον εν τοις ξυλοις του δρυμου ουτως αδελφιδος μου ανα μεσον των υιων εν τη σκια αυτου επεθυμησα και εκαθισα και καρπος αυτου γλυκυς εν λαρυγγι μου	3 Bride to Chorus: "Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat beneath the shadow of the one whom I desired, and his fruit was sweet to my palate."
4 εισαγαγετε με εις οικον του οινου ταξατε επ' εμε αγαπην	4 "He brought me into the storeroom of wine. He set charity in order within me."
5 στηρισατε με εν αμοραις στοιβασατε με εν μηλοις οτι τετρωμενη αγαπης εγω	5 "Prop me up with flowers. Close me in with apples. For I languish through love."
6 ευωνυμος αυτου υπο την κεφαλην μου και η δεξια αυτου περιλημψεται με	6 "His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me."
7 ωρκισα υμας θυγατερες ιερουσαλημ εν ταις δυναμεσιν και εν ταις ισχυσεσιν του αγρου εαν εγειρητε και εξεγειρητε την αγαπην εως ου θεληση	7 Groom to Chorus: "I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the does and the stags of the open field, not to disturb or awaken the beloved, even for as long as she wills."
8 φωνη αδελφιδου μου ιδου ουτος ηκει πηδων επι τα ορη διαλλομενος επι τους βουνους	8 Bride to Chorus: "The voice of my beloved! Behold, he arrives leaping along the mountains, jumping across the hills."
9 ομοιος εστιν αδελφιδος μου τη δορκαδι η νεβρω ελαφων επι τα ορη βαιθηλ ιδου ουτος εστηκεν οπισω του τοιχου ημων παρακυπτων δια των θυριδων εκκυπτων δια των δικτυων	9 "My beloved is like a doe and like a young stag."
10 αποκρινεται αδελφιδος μου και λεγει μοι αναστα ελθε η πλησιον μου καλη μου περιστερα μου	10 "Lo, he stands beyond our wall, gazing through the windows, watching through the lattices."
11 οτι ιδου ο χειμων παρηλθεν ο υετος απηλθεν επορευθη εαυτω	11 "Lo, my beloved speaks to me:"
12 τα ανθη ωφθη εν τη γη καιρος της τομης εφθακεν φωνη του τρυγονος ηκουσθη εν τη γη ημων	12 Groom to Bride: "Rise up, quickly, my love, my dove, my shapely one, and advance."
13 η συκη εξηνεγκεν ολυνθους αυτης αι αμπελοι κυπριζουσιν εδωκαν οσμην αναστα ελθε η πλησιον μου καλη μου περιστερα μου	13 "For winter has now past; the rain has decreased and gone away."
14 και ελθε συ περιστερα μου εν σκεπη της πετρας εχομενα του προτειχισματος δειξον μοι την οψιν σου και ακουτισον με την φωνην σου οτι η φωνη σου ηδεια και η οψις σου ωραια	14 "The flowers have appeared in our land; the time for pruning has arrived. The voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land."
15 πιασατε ημιν αλωπεκας μικρους αφανιζοντας αμπελωνας και αι αμπελοι ημων κυπριζουσιν	15 "The fig tree has brought forth its green figs; the flowering vines bestow their odor. Rise up, my love, my brilliant one, and advance."
16 αδελφιδος μου εμοι καγω αυτω ο ποιμαινων εν τοις κρινοις	16 "My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollows of the wall, reveal to me your face. Let your voice sound in my ears. For your voice is sweet, and your face is graceful."
17 εως ου διαπνευση η ημερα και κινηθωσιν αι σκιαι αποστρεψον ομοιωθητι συ αδελφιδε μου τω δορκωνι η νεβρω ελαφων επι ορη κοιλωματων	17 Bride to Groom: "Return, O my beloved. Be like a doe and like a young stag upon the mountains of Bether."