Announce to me, thou whom my soul loved, where thou wilt feed, where thou wilt lie down at noon: wherefore shall I be as he covered by the herds of thy companions.

If thou shalt not know for thyself, O fair one among women, come forth for thyself at the heels of the flock, and feed thy kids by the shepherds' tents.

I put off my tunic, and how shall I put it on? I washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

My beloved went down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.