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My sister, my bride,
    you have thrilled my heart.
You have thrilled my heart
    with a glance of your eyes,
    with one jewel from your necklace.
10 Your love is so sweet, my sister, my bride!
    Your love is better than wine.
    Your perfume smells better than any spice.
11 My bride, your lips drip honey.
    Honey and milk are under your tongue.
    Your clothes smell like the cedars of Lebanon.

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You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;(A)
    you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
    with one jewel of your necklace.(B)
10 How delightful(C) is your love(D), my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(E)
and the fragrance of your perfume(F)
    more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
    milk and honey are under your tongue.(G)
The fragrance of your garments
    is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(H)

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