Canticum Canticorum 2

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium.	1 I am a flower of Sharon,
2 (Sponsus)Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias.	2 As a lily among thorns,
3 (Sponsa)Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum, sic dilectus meus inter filios. Sub umbra illius quem desideraveram sedi, et fructus ejus dulcis gutturi meo.	3 As an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
4 Introduxit me in cellam vinariam ; ordinavit in me caritatem.	4 He brings me into the banquet hall
5 Fulcite me floribus, stipate me malis, quia amore langueo.	5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
6 Læva ejus sub capite meo, et dextera illius amplexabitur me.	6 His left hand is under my head
7 (Sponsus)Adjuro vos, filiæ Jerusalem, per capreas cervosque camporum, ne suscitetis, neque evigilare faciatis dilectam, quoadusque ipsa velit.	7 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
8 (Sponsa)Vox dilecti mei ; ecce iste venit, saliens in montibus, transiliens colles.	8 Hark! my lover-here he comes
9 Similis est dilectus meus capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum. En ipse stat post parietem nostrum, respiciens per fenestras, prospiciens per cancellos.	9 My lover is like a gazelle
10 En dilectus meus loquitur mihi. (Sponsus)Surge, propera, amica mea, columba mea, formosa mea, et veni :	10 My lover speaks; he says to me,
11 jam enim hiems transiit ; imber abiit, et recessit.	11 "For see, the winter is past,
12 Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra ; tempus putationis advenit : vox turturis audita est in terra nostra ;	12 The flowers appear on the earth,
13 ficus protulit grossos suos ; vineæ florentes dederunt odorem suum. Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni :	13 The fig tree puts forth its figs,
14 columba mea, in foraminibus petræ, in caverna maceriæ, ostende mihi faciem tuam, sonet vox tua in auribus meis : vox enim tua dulcis, et facies tua decora.	14 "O my dove in the clefts of the rock,
15 (Sponsa)Capite nobis vulpes parvulas quæ demoliuntur vineas : nam vinea nostra floruit.	15 Catch us the foxes, the little foxes
16 Dilectus meus mihi, et ego illi, qui pascitur inter lilia,	16 My lover belongs to me and I to him;
17 donec aspiret dies, et inclinentur umbræ. Revertere ; similis esto, dilecte mi, capreæ, hinnuloque cervorum super montes Bether.	17 Until the day breathes cool and the shadows lengthen,