Song of Solomon 1:1-3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

1 Solomon’s Finest Song.^[a]^(A)

²W^[b] Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your^[c] love is^[d] more delightful than wine.^(B)
³The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;^(C)
your name is perfume poured out.^(D)
No wonder young women^[e] adore you.

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Footnotes

Song of Solomon 1:1 Or The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s
Song of Solomon 1:2 The W, M, Y, N, and B indicate the editors’ opinions of the changes of speakers: W = Woman, M = Man, Y = Young women of Jerusalem, N = Narrator, B = Brothers. If a letter is in parenthesis (W), there is a question about the identity of the speaker.
Song of Solomon 1:2 Unexpected change of grammatical persons, here from he and his to your, is a Hb poetic device.
Song of Solomon 1:2 Or your caresses are, or your lovemaking is
Song of Solomon 1:3 Or wonder virgins